Factbox: Saudi Arabia scores small Yemen win by averting new war front
Saudi Arabia claimed a small win in Yemen on Tuesday by sealing a deal between the Saudi-backed government and southern separatists to end a power struggle that had opened a new front in the multi-faceted war and risked further fragmenting Yemen.
Yemen government and separatists sign deal to end power struggle in south
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and southern separatists signed an agreement on Tuesday to end a power struggle in the south of Yemen that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince hailed as a step toward a wider political solution to end the multifaceted conflict.
See the Berlin Wall and escape beneath it in new virtual reality show
A new YouTube show and virtual reality experience transports people to the streets of Berlin to relive the sudden construction of the hated wall in 1961 and its toppling 30 years ago this week.
Ex-UK finance minister Hammond joins exodus from parliament
Former British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Tuesday he would not stand as a candidate in the upcoming national election, the latest high-profile lawmaker to join an exodus from parliament.
Britain says Iran’s move on nuclear deal is a threat to national security
Foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Tuesday that Iran’s decision to take a new step to reduce commitments to a landmark 2015 nuclear deal posed a threat to Britain’s national security.
Zimbabwe public workers to press ahead with pay protest
Zimbabwe state workers will go ahead with Wednesday’s street protest after the government failed to give in to their demand for U.S. dollar-indexed salaries to cushion them against soaring inflation, union officials said on Tuesday.
UK’s Rees-Mogg says ‘common sense’ could have saved Grenfell victims
Prominent Conservative lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg drew criticism on Tuesday after he suggested that victims of the Grenfell Tower fire could have used common sense to ignore the instructions of the fire service and leave the burning building.
Indian police register 42 new bank fraud cases
India’s federal police said on Tuesday that they had registered 42 new cases of bank fraud amounting to about 72 billion rupees ($1.02 billion) after conducting searches in 187 places across the country.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro eyes cuts to public-sector wages
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he would push for a constitutional amendment to allow the government to cut public sector employee salaries, hours and benefits to help it comply with a public spending cap.
Yemen deal calls for government reshuffle, unifying forces in south
A Saudi-brokered deal between Yemen’s government and southern separatists signed on Tuesday calls for a new cabinet with equal southern representation and bringing all armed forces under state control.
