Brazil extradites Chilean leftist guerrilla convicted of murdering Pinochet ally
Brazil said on Tuesday it had extradited to Chile a leftist guerrilla convicted of the murder of a Chilean politician allied with former dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Italian PM to resign, denounces Salvini for sinking government
Italy’s prime minister announced his resignation on Tuesday as he made a blistering attack on his own interior minister, Matteo Salvini, accusing him of sinking the ruling coalition and endangering the economy for personal and political gain.
Italy president seen meeting party chiefs Wednesday on government crisis
Italian President Sergio Mattarella will probably begin formal consultations with party delegations on Wednesday to try to find a way out of the government crisis, an Italian official told Reuters.
Leaders dismiss Sara Netanyahu’s Ukrainian bread blunder
Israeli and Ukrainian leaders have come to the defense of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara after she appeared to toss away a piece of bread offered to her at an official Ukrainian welcoming ceremony.
Zimbabwe opposition to review strategy in face of ‘political asphyxiation’
Zimbabwe police on Tuesday blocked a street protest for the third time in five days, as the main opposition party said hopes were vanishing that the government might become more tolerant of dissent than the one it replaced.
Sri Lanka says international criticism over new army chief ‘unwarranted’
Sri Lanka on Tuesday brushed aside as “unwarranted and unacceptable” international criticism of its decision to name a war veteran accused of human rights violations as its army chief.
U.S. ‘deeply troubled’ by Sri Lanka army chief appointment: official
The United States is ‘deeply troubled’ by the naming of a war veteran accused of serious human rights violations as Sri Lanka’s new army chief, a U.S. official said on Tuesday and indicated it could affect military and investment ties.
EU rebuffs British PM Johnson’s Brexit gambit
The European Union on Tuesday rebuffed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s demand that it reopen the Brexit divorce deal, saying Britain had failed to propose any realistic alternative to an agreed insurance policy for the Irish border.
Italian PM Conte denounces Salvini for toppling government
Italy’s prime minister announced his resignation on Tuesday as he made a blistering attack on his own interior minister, Matteo Salvini, accusing him of sinking the ruling coalition and endangering the economy for personal and political gain.
Spain sends warship to pick up migrants off Italy’s coast
Spain ordered a naval vessel on Tuesday to the Italian island of Lampedusa to bring migrants stranded there on a rescue boat to Mallorca after some of them jumped overboard, amid a prolonged stand-off with Italy’s government over their fate.
