London climate-change street protest arrests reach 209 on second day
Police have arrested 209 people in two days of protests after climate-change activists blocked some of London’s most important junctions including Oxford Circus and Marble Arch, causing traffic chaos.
Explainer – Israeli election: with the final count in, who won and who lost?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won the backing of a majority of parliament members on Tuesday to form a new government, after the April 9 election.
Washington to consider removing Sudan from terror list after changes: official
The United State will consider removing Sudan from the state sponsor of terrorism list if there are significant changes in its government and after a smooth political transition, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday.
Sudan’s interim military council fires top three public prosecutors
The head of Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council has fired the three highest-ranking public prosecutors, the TMC said on Tuesday, after protesters demanded an overhaul of the judiciary as part of steps toward civilian government.
Save the world like Notre-Dame, says Swedish activist Thunberg
Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who has inspired a movement of children against global warming, urged leaders on Tuesday to act to save the planet in the same way they are pledging to rebuild Notre-Dame after a fire gutted the cathedral.
Old financing dispute hangs over Notre-Dame blaze donations
For years Notre-Dame cathedral was caught in a dispute between the city’s archdiocese and the French state over who should pay for repairs to its crumbling gargoyles, collapsed balustrades and weather-eroded Gothic facades.
U.S. diplomat for North Korea to discuss denuclearization with Russia
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will visit Moscow this week to discuss Pyongyang’s denuclearization, the U.S. State Department said in a statement on Tuesday.
Trump offers condolences, assistance to France’s Macron after Notre-Dame fire: White House
President Donald Trump during a phone call on Tuesday expressed condolences to French President Emmanuel Macron over the Notre-Dame fire that devastated the Parisian landmark and offered U.S. assistance in rehabilitating the cathedral, the White House …
Gutted but ‘valiant’, Notre-Dame still stands
Parisians gave thanks to see the bell towers and great stained-glass rose window of Notre-Dame still standing on Tuesday, after firefighters labored through the night to douse the flames that gutted one of the most potent national symbols of France.
Exclusive: U.S. open to new path towards removing Sudan from terrorism list – official
The United States will consider new ways to remove Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism if it sees a fundamental change in its government and a commitment not to support terrorism, a State Department official said.
