Notre-Dame restoration yet to start six months after the blaze
Six months after the massive fire that almost razed Paris’ Notre-Dame, the restoration work at the iconic cathedral has not started in earnest and the official reopening date is yet to be determined, officials said on Tuesday.
Pro-Brexit lawmaker Baker says optimistic a tolerable deal can be struck
The leader of the strongly pro-Brexit faction within Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party said he was optimistic that a tolerable deal could be struck with the European Union that he could vote for in parliament.
Factbox: Brexit to budgets – the key themes at this week’s EU summit
EU national leaders will meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to discuss some of the biggest issues facing the bloc, including the prospect of a member state leaving for the first time and two countries looking to join.
Tourists stranded as Barcelona airport cancels more flights after protests
Hundreds of travelers were stranded at Barcelona’s El Prat airport on Tuesday when 45 flights were canceled in addition to more than a hundred grounded on Monday due to protests by Catalan independence supporters, the airport authority said.
MSF suspends work in northeast Syria, withdraws foreign aid workers
Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) said on Tuesday it had suspended most of its medical aid activities in northeast Syria and was evacuating all international staff in the wake of air strikes and violence during Turkey’s week-old incurs…
Mexican president defends security plan after police massacre
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended his security strategy on Tuesday and blamed past administrations for chronic violence, a day after at least 13 police were killed in an ambush by suspected cartel gunmen.
Nigerian president vows crackdown on abusive Islamic schools after second raid
Nigeria’s president on Tuesday ordered a crackdown on abuse at Islamic schools, after a second police raid in less than a month revealed men and boys subjected to beatings, abuse and squalid conditions.
Sick of Brexit, Scotland’s Sturgeon vows new independence vote in 2020
Scotland must hold another independence referendum in 2020 and will soon request the powers needed to hold it legally, Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Tuesday.
Belarus briefly detains Russian accused of U.S. election meddling
Belarus briefly detained a Russian national accused by Washington of taking part in Russian attempts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Belarus’s interior ministry said on Tuesday.
Brazil residential building collapses, at least one killed
A seven-story residential building collapsed in the northeast Brazilian city of Fortaleza on Tuesday, killing at least one person, a rescue worker told TV channel GloboNews.
