Chile military plane crashes near Antarctic with 38 on board, hopes of finding survivors fade
Chile’s Air Force on Tuesday said one of its cargo planes had crashed with 38 people on board after going missing in an isolated area between South America and the Antarctic, with the chance of finding survivors looking “difficult”.
U.S. blacklists head of Myanmar military for alleged rights abuses against Rohingya
The United States on Tuesday blacklisted four Myanmar military leaders, including the commander-in-chief, in the toughest action taken yet by Washington for alleged human rights abuses against the Rohingya and other minorities.
As governments clash with Brussels, some cities hope to claim EU funds
Some European city mayors whose national governments are in conflict with Brussels could seek ways to access European Union funds directly, the mayor of Poland’s capital Warsaw said on Tuesday.
World’s richest countries need to behave like adults in climate fight: Kerry
The world’s richest nations are failing to “behave like adults” and act firmly enough to meet global warming targets set in the Paris climate accord, former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.
‘We’re back’: Argentina’s Peronists return as Fernandez sworn into office
Argentina’s Peronist leader Alberto Fernandez was sworn in as president on Tuesday, marking a shift to the left for Latin America’s no. 3 economy as the country firefights rampant inflation, credit default fears and rising poverty.
Suu Kyi in court as genocide case set out against Myanmar
Mass rapes, the burning alive of Muslim Rohingya families in their homes and the killing with knives of dozens of children were described by Gambia’s legal team as it set out its genocide case against Myanmar at the U.N.’s highest court on Tuesday.
Qatari PM attends Gulf summit but no mention of 2-1/2 year row
Qatar’s premier attended an annual Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, its highest representation since 2017, but there was no public mention of a 2-1/2 year boycott by its neighbors despite hints of a thaw.
UK PM Johnson saw London attack as election opportunity: victim’s father
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson saw an attack by a convicted terrorist earlier this month near London Bridge as an opportunity to score political points ahead of a Dec. 12 election, the father of one of the victims said on Tuesday.
Saudi minister: important Lebanon finds way forward for stability, sovereignty
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said stability in Lebanon, which has been rocked by more than a month of protests that forced the prime minister to resign, was “very, very important” to the kingdom.
Demonstrations mark case against Myanmar at U.N.’s World Court
Hearings began on Tuesday at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, where Myanmar is accused of genocide against its minority Muslim Rohingya population during a 2017 military crackdown.
