Bosnia names Serb as prime minister after compromise on NATO
Bosnia named a Serb economist as prime minister on Tuesday after a compromise between its Serb, Croat and Muslim co-presidents on submitting annual reform plans to NATO ended a 13-month deadlock between opponents and supporters of integration with the …
Hungary’s ruling party to curtail freedom of action, access for MPs
Hungary’s Parliament will begin discussing on Wednesday a bill that restricts its members’ freedom of action, a ruling party proposal that has led to renewed accusations of authoritarianism on the part of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Factbox: Witnesses scheduled to testify this week in the U.S. impeachment inquiry
The U.S. House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump shifts into higher gear this week with a parade of officials facing questioning by lawmakers over Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
‘We’re desperate to buy anything’: Bolivians go hungry as protests snarl cities
Bolivians are starting to feel the pinch of weeks-long turmoil roiling the South American country, with fuel shortages mounting and grocery stores short of basic goods as supporters of unseated leader Evo Morales blockade key transport routes.
Estonia sees life in “brain-dead” NATO
Estonia’s president defended NATO on Tuesday after French President Emmanuel Macron branded it “brain dead”, saying her country felt safe in a military alliance that has been fortifying its eastern flank as a shield against Russia.
German police arrest Syrian suspected of planning attack
German police on Tuesday arrested a Syrian suspected of planning an Islamist attack, officials said, with public broadcaster ARD reporting that the man was at the top of the federal police’s list of dangerous Islamist extremists.
Venice’s historic Saint Mark’s Basilica faces costly flood clean-up
Venice’s historic Saint Mark’s Basilica will need millions of euros of restoration work after it was flooded this week for just the sixth time in 1,200 years, leaving its delicate marble mosaics exposed to destructive salt water, its curator said.
Oslo fells London’s annual Christmas tree in decades-old tradition
From an Oslo forest comes the Christmas gift Norway gives Britain every year – a towering tree for London’s Trafalgar Square, a token of gratitude for British support during World War Two.
Ukraine ready to accept ‘reasonable compromise’ at summit on Donbass conflict: minister
Ukraine is ready to accept a “reasonable compromise” at a four-way summit with Russia, Germany and France on settling the conflict in eastern Ukraine, Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko told reporters on Tuesday.
Company logos vanish from Prince Andrew’s website as sex scandal grows
A scheme for entrepreneurs founded by Prince Andrew has taken down the logos of its corporate sponsors from its website, as firms and charities distance themselves from the British royal over a sex scandal.
