Italian PM Conte says will resign on Tuesday
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said he would resign later on Tuesday following a decision by the ruling League party to present a no-confidence motion in the coalition government.
Russia, China accuse U.S. of stoking tensions with missile test
Russia and China accused the United States on Tuesday of stoking military tensions by testing a ground-launched cruise missile, but the foreign ministry in Moscow said it would not be drawn into an arms race.
Syrian army poised to take key town after rebel withdrawals
Syrian government forces look set to recover a strategic town that has been in rebel hands since 2014 in a major Russian-backed offensive into the opposition’s last major stronghold.
Britain to ‘unshackle’ officials from most EU meetings ahead of Brexit
Britain will “unshackle” its officials from most European Union meetings so they can focus on Brexit, reducing attendance by up to half, the Brexit ministry said on Tuesday.
Italy welcomes Spain’s decision to send navy for Open Arms migrants
Italy’s Transport Minister has welcomed Spain’s decision to send its navy to pick up migrants on board the Open Arms charity ship and take them to Spanish shores.
Artists use street murals to change image of violent Caracas slum
In the sprawling slum of Petare in the east of Venezuela’s capital of Caracas, 31-year-old Fabian Solymar begins sketching a mural of abstract figures on a wall filled with Socialist Party political propaganda.
Germany’s Scholz picks eastern woman as running mate for SPD chair
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz will run for the leadership of the Social Democrats (SPD) with a female colleague from the former communist east on a ticket that represents a commitment to the coalition with Angela Merkel’s conservatives.
Explainer: A guide to the Brexit backstop, and why there’s a UK-EU standoff
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a fresh push to drop the so-called Irish backstop from the Brexit deal, renewing a demand the EU has repeatedly rejected.
Turkish police use water cannon, batons on Kurdish protesters
Riot police fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters demonstrating in southeast Turkey on Tuesday against the ousting of three Kurdish mayors five months after they were elected.
Cameroon separatist leaders condemned to life in prison
A Cameroonian court handed life sentences to 10 separatist leaders on Tuesday after finding them guilty of charges including terrorism in their fight to break away from the Francophone-dominated central government, their lawyers said.
