Turkish-backed rebels resist Syrian government march through Idlib
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels on Tuesday struck back against Russian-supported government forces who had made gains in their campaign to eradicate the last rebel strongholds in northwest Syria.
Cambodia PM says country ‘will not bow down’ a day before EU trade decision
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen was defiant on Tuesday, a day before the European Union is to decide whether to end the country’s special trade preferences over human rights concerns, saying the nation “will not bow down” to foreign demands.
Germany may face early Merkel exit, election after protegee stands aside
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s plan for an orderly succession is in ruins and the chances of an early election in Germany have risen after her conservative protegee, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, gave up her ambitions for the top job.
China’s Xi says coronavirus prevention, control work having positive results
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China’s prevention and control work on the new coronavirus is having positive results, and the country will win the battle against the virus, state media reported.
Fuel shortages put squeeze on Sudan’s transitional government
Fuel shortages have left motorists in Sudan skipping work to queue for petrol and forced the transitional government to introduce a rationing system as it tries to manage acute economic pressures.
Egypt population reaches 100 million people: statistics agency
Egypt’s population reached 100 million people on Tuesday, the official statistics agency CAPMAS said, putting more pressure on the government which sees the population boom as a threat to its economic reform plans.
Islamic State claims Algeria border attack
Islamic State said on Tuesday that it was behind Sunday’s attack on an Algerian military barracks near the country’s border with Mali that killed one soldier.
Coronavirus outbreak seen so far having ‘marginal’ impact on EU economy: sources
The coronavirus outbreak is expected at this stage to have only a “marginal” impact on the European Union’s economy, two EU officials told Reuters on Tuesday.
Syria displacement is worst since conflict began: U.N.
More people have fled fighting in Syria over the past 10 weeks than at any other time in the 9-year-old conflict and the city of Idlib, where many are sheltering, could become a graveyard if hostilities continue, two U.N. agencies said on Tuesday.
Thousands bid farewell to Kenya’s veteran leader Moi
African leaders in Kenya for the state funeral of Daniel Arap Moi, the country’s longest ruling president who died last week at 95, hailed his role as a peacekeeper who tried to mediate conflicts including in Uganda and Ethiopia.
