Ukraine military says troop disengagement has started in rebel east
Ukraine’s military confirmed on Tuesday that a disengagement of government and Russian-backed rebels started today at 12.00 local time (10.00 GMT) in Zolote, a town in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk.
Bolivian opposition candidate invited to participate in vote audit, government says
Bolivian opposition candidate Carlos Mesa is welcome to participate in an audit of votes cast in the country’s recent presidential election, Vice President Alvaro Garcia said on Tuesday.
Death toll in southern Philippines earthquake rises to seven
The death toll from a strong earthquake in the southern Philippines has risen to seven, disaster and police officials said on Tuesday, as aftershocks continued to jolt many parts of Mindanao.
Factbox: Five facts about next U.N. nuclear chief Rafael Grossi
Argentina’s candidate Rafael Grossi on Tuesday secured the necessary two-thirds in a vote by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation Board of Governors to become its next director general, diplomats said.
Lebanon PM Hariri likely to resign Tuesday: senior official source
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri will “most probably” announce his government’s resignation on Tuesday, a senior official source from outside Hariri’s bloc told Reuters.
UK Labour leader Corbyn says condition for early election support has been met
British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn told his top team of policy advisers on Tuesday the party’s condition for supporting a new election had been met and “we will now launch the most ambitious and radical” election campaign.
Russian court denies U.S. investor Michael Calvey bail: Ifax
A Moscow court on Tuesday denied bail to U.S. investor Michael Calvey and ruled to keep him under house arrest facing charges of embezzlement until January, the Interfax news agency reported.
Failings by London fire chiefs led to lives being lost in Grenfell blaze: report
Grave failings by the London Fire Brigade in its handling of the Grenfell Tower blaze, which killed 71 people in June 2017, meant that some lives that could have been saved were lost, a public inquiry has found.
Medics treating German minister Altmaier after he falls from stage
Medics were in attendance after German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier, a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, fell on stairs leading from the stage at a conference in Dortmund on Tuesday, the ministry said.
Brussels court delays hearing on former Catalan leader Puigdemont
Catalonia’s ex-regional leader Carles Puigdemont said on Tuesday that a Brussels court had postponed a hearing on an arrest warrant issued by Spain to seek his extradition.
