Factbox: Cyclone Idai’s death toll rises to 843, hundreds of thousands displaced
Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter after Cyclone Idai battered Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
India’s Congress promises jobs, end of sedition law to beat Modi
India’s main opposition Congress party pledged on Tuesday to expand a rural employment guarantee program, reward businesses for creating jobs and scrap an 1870 sedition law if it wins a general election that starts next week.
WhatsApp launches fact-check service to fight fake news during India polls
WhatsApp on Tuesday launched a service for Indians to check the veracity of information, in the messaging platform’s latest attempt to combat fake news in India ahead of national elections beginning this month.
Merkel says she still hopes a Brexit solution can be found
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she hoped for a solution to Britain’s departure from the European Union, adding that failure to break the deadlock would lead to great uncertainty.
French finance minister says Britain heading for ‘no-deal Brexit’
Britain is on course to crash out of the European Union without an agreement over the terms of its divorce after British lawmakers’ repeated refusal to approve a deal, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday.
Israel’s Netanyahu to meet Putin in Moscow on Thursday
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fly to Moscow on Thursday to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Israeli leader’s office said on Tuesday.
India’s Congress party promises jobs, help for farmers ahead of election
India’s main opposition Congress party said on Tuesday it would expand an existing jobs program to guarantee 150 days of work a year to rural households and provide additional help to farmers if the party wins a general election starting next week.
Britain won’t get transition without Brexit deal: EU’s Barnier
The European Union will not renegotiate the already-agreed divorce deal with Britain if Brexit is delayed again, the bloc’s chief negotiator said, adding that London would not get a transition period unless it accepts the deal.
What’s in a name? Japan debates meaning of new ‘Reiwa’ imperial era
Japanese printers rushed to make calendars emblazoned with the new imperial era name on Tuesday as the public tried to make sense of the meaning of “Reiwa” a day after its unveiling gripped the nation.
British PM May tries to plot a course out of the Brexit maelstrom
British Prime Minister Theresa May will chair several hours of cabinet meetings on Tuesday in an attempt to plot a course out of the Brexit maelstrom as she comes under pressure to either leave the European Union without a deal or call an election.
