‘When will the bloodshed stop?’ – notes and prayers on Iraq’s Wall of Wishes
The small white post-it note was stuck to the wall amid thousands of other sticky squares, each bearing a wish, a comment or a prayer for the future of Iraq.
Slovak MPs defy president’s veto to approve long polling blackout
Slovak lawmakers defied a president’s veto on Tuesday to impose a lengthy ban on publishing opinion polls ahead of February elections, a move some opposition parties have cast as an attempt to sideline political newcomers.
UK PM Johnson’s lead over Labour narrows one point to 11 points: YouGov poll
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party holds an 11 point lead over the opposition Labour Party, down one point, ahead of Britain’s Dec. 12 election, according to an opinion poll published by YouGov for The Times and Sky News on Tuesday.
Spain refloats submarine intercepted with suspected cocaine on board
Spanish police on Tuesday refloated a submarine that was intercepted with a cargo suspected to be about 3,500 kg (3.85 tons) of cocaine, a security source told Reuters.
Atlantia unit reopens Italian motorway near Genoa
A motorway linking the port city of Genoa to Piedmont, in the northwest of Italy, was partially reopened to traffic on Tuesday, the toll-road unit of infrastructure group Atlantia said.
Floods kill at least 39 in Congo’s capital Kinshasa
At least 39 people died in flooding on Tuesday in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, following torrential rains overnight that caused landslides near the University of Kinshasa, authorities said.
Pompeo: Turkey’s actions over Russian weapons system ‘concerning’
Turkey’s actions regarding its use of the Russian-made S-400 missile defense system are “concerning,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters on Tuesday.
Saudi-led coalition says it freed 200 Houthi prisoners
A Saudi-led military coalition said on Tuesday it had freed 200 prisoners from the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in a step that could further efforts to end the nearly five-year war in Yemen.
Lebanon’s Hariri says he does not want be PM
Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri said on Tuesday he did not want to be prime minister of a new government, putting the onus on adversaries including the Iran-backed group Hezbollah to find an alternative who can steer the country out of crisis.
Iran nuclear deal Joint Commission to meet in Vienna on December 6: EU statement
Officials from China, Russia, France, Germany and Britain will meet with Iran in Vienna on Dec. 6 to discuss how to uphold the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran, the European Union said in a statement on Tuesday.
