Greece says Turkey’s drilling off Cyprus puts security at risk
Greece accused Turkey of undermining security in the eastern Mediterranean by drilling for oil and gas around Cyprus, making some of the strongest comments on the issue from Athens’ newly elected government.
UK’s Prince Harry speaks out on ‘unconscious’ racism bias
Britain’s Prince Harry has spoken of the “unconscious bias” of racism, saying some people did not realize their own prejudices and that stigma was handed down from generation to generation.
Russia to skip international talks on Venezuela in Lima: Foreign Ministry
Russia will not be participating in international talks on the political crisis in Venezuela due to be held in Peru next month, its Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Body of young French man, missing after police clash, found in river
The body of a young French man, whose disappearance after a clash with police sparked anger over what critics said were rough police tactics, has been found in a river and French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe pledged an inquiry into the affair.
New protest erupts as Hong Kong charges 44 activists with rioting
Hundreds of people surrounded a police station in Hong Kong on Tuesday chanting “free the martyrs” after 44 activists were charged with rioting following weekend clashes between protesters and police defending China’s representative office.
Man accused of pushing boy under German train was wanted by Swiss
A 40-year-old Eritrean refugee accused of killing an eight-year-old boy by pushing him under a train in Frankfurt was wanted by police in Switzerland, where he was being treated for psychological problems, authorities said on Tuesday.
Greece approves cut on property tax, eases arrears repayment
The Greek parliament approved an across-the-board reduction of a deeply unpopular property tax on Tuesday, fulfilling an election pledge of new prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Blast in Pakistani city Quetta kills five: police
Five people including two policemen were killed and 27 injured in a blast near a police station in southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Tuesday evening, a week after a similar blast that killed two people, police said.
Germany’s Scholz seeks to calm Gulf tension: newspapers
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has appealed for efforts to prevent an escalation of tensions in the Gulf, and said the country was working closely with France and Britain, according to an interview with the Funke group of newspapers.
Nigerian police seek to arrest members of banned Shi’ite group
Nigerian police are seeking help from the general public to arrest members of a banned Shi’ite Muslim group whose protests were declared illegal on Sunday, the country’s most senior policeman said on Tuesday.
