After struggling to reform, Hariri quits as Lebanese PM
Saad al-Hariri’s third term as prime minister of Lebanon was mired in political rivalries that obstructed reforms needed to save the country from economic collapse.
Russia tells Turkey Kurdish fighters have left NE Syrian border area: Erdogan
Russia told Turkey that Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters have left a strip of land near the Syrian-Turkish border within a 150-hour deadline set by Ankara and Moscow, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
President Zelenskiy makes Ukraine investment pitch in shadow of war zone
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy promised to create a level playing field for businesses on Tuesday as he made an investment pitch for Ukraine in the unlikely venue of Mariupol, a port city 20 km (12 miles) from a rumbling separatist conflict.
Ukraine starts withdrawal of troops in rebel east
Ukraine’s military said the withdrawal of government and Russian-backed rebel troops started at 12.00 local time (10.00 GMT) on Tuesday in Zolote, a town in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk.
Argentina’s markets jumpy as president-elect plots new path
Argentina’s president-elect Alberto Fernandez pledged to lead the country in a new direction on Tuesday amid a “difficult” domestic backdrop, as financial markets jumped around with investors grasping for any signs of the Peronist’s future plans.
British lawmakers approve first stage of early election bill
British lawmakers approved the first parliamentary stage on Tuesday of a law that calls for an early national election, suggesting there is overwhelming support for the bill as it heads to its final stage in the lower house of parliament.
British PM Johnson wins preliminary approval for December election
Prime Minister Boris Johnson won parliament’s preliminary approval on Tuesday to hold Britain’s first December election in almost a century in a bid to break the Brexit deadlock.
London police detain jailed former Mexican governor’s wife; faces extradition trial
Police in London on Tuesday detained Karime Macias, the wife of a disgraced former Mexican state governor who is serving a 9-year jail sentence for money laundering and links to organized crime, a spokesman for Mexico’s attorney general’s office said.
Iraq’s Sadr calls on rival to join him in ousting PM
Populist Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has invited his biggest political rival to work with him on ousting the country’s prime minister as thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets for a fifth day.
Bosnia faces outflow of military personnel over low wages: Parliamentary commissioner
Bosnia is facing an outflow from its politically sensitive multi-ethnic armed forces (OSBiH) due to the failure of political institutions to approve adequate funding, the Balkan country’s military commissioner warned on Tuesday.
