North Macedonia’s prosecutor questioned over extortion scheme
North Macedonia’s special prosecutor in charge of investigating organized crime cases was questioned on Tuesday as part of an investigation into an extortion case.
Italy’s Salvini says ready to pass budget before elections
Italy’s League leader Matteo Salvini said on Tuesday he was ready to keep the coalition government alive to approve a 2020 budget and vote in a reform of parliament before heading to early elections.
Far-right party surge in eastern German regions threatens Merkel’s coalition
A surge in support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party before regional elections next month in two former communist eastern states threatens to wreck Chancellor Angela Merkel’s unwieldy right-left coalition government.
Spain’s Socialists again reject left-wing coalition offer
Spain’s Socialist party rejected a re-worked offer on Tuesday to form a coalition government with the far-left Unidas Podemos that could have mapped a way out of a four-month political hiatus that began with an inconclusive national election.
At least 13 Chinese tourists killed in bus accident in Laos
At least 13 people have been killed and 31 injured after a bus carrying Chinese tourists slid off a road in Laos, the Chinese Embassy in Vientiane, the Laotian capital, said on Tuesday.
Merkel: Irish border solution possible, but not by reopening Withdrawal Agreement
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday the EU would think about practical solutions regarding the post-Brexit border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, but not by revisiting the Withdrawal Agreement.
Polish deputy minister resigns over judge trolling scandal
Polish Deputy Justice Minister Lukasz Piebiak said he was resigning on Tuesday, following a report he sought to discredit judges critical of the government’s judicial reforms by planting media rumors about their private lives.
Pakistan to take Kashmir dispute with India to World Court
Pakistan said on Tuesday it would take its dispute with India over Kashmir to the International Court of Justice, after New Delhi revoked the special status of its part of the region earlier this month.
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.
Brazil police shoot bus hijacker dead in Rio, no hostages hurt
Brazilian security forces in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday morning shot dead a man who hijacked a commuter bus on a bridge across Guanabara Bay and took more than three dozen hostages.
