Yemenis rally in support of Houthis to mark war anniversary
An air strike killed seven people at a Save the Children-supported hospital on Tuesday as Yemenis rallied to show support for the Houthi movement on the fourth anniversary of a war that has killed thousands and pushed the country to the brink of starva…
Weaker than ever, UK PM May tries to force her Brexit deal through
British Prime Minister Theresa May will address her Conservative lawmakers on Wednesday, possibly to set out a timetable for her departure in a last throw of the dice to win support for her twice-rejected Brexit deal in parliament.
Brexit options mostly relate to future ties with EU: UK’s Leadsom
The Brexit proposals to be discussed by British lawmakers on Wednesday will mostly relate to the so-called political declaration on future ties with the European Union, not the divorce deal, the government’s leader in parliament said.
Israel-Hamas fighting abates along Gaza border after major escalation
Cross-border fighting between Israel and Hamas abated on Tuesday after a day of Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli air strikes, but Israel said it reserved the right to strike again and kept its forces massed at the Gaza frontier.
EU weighs up awkward migration compromise on Mediterranean mission
The European Union on Tuesday was considering extending air patrols to search for migrants crossing the Mediterranean but withdrawing ships that could save them, a change in policy that reflects Europe’s growing aversion to irregular arrivals.
Algerian protesters keep up pressure on Bouteflika to quit
Thousands of people rallied in Algiers on Tuesday calling on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to quit, keeping up the pressure in weeks of protests that threaten to topple him and the elderly elite that has helped keep him in power for 20 years.
Nearly 2 million Mozambicans in need after cyclone: U.N.
Cyclone Idai’s deadly hit has left some 1.85 million people in need of assistance in Mozambique, the U.N. humanitarian agency said on Tuesday, as relief workers assess the scale of the disaster and determine what help is most urgently needed.
Northern Ireland’s DUP prefer long delay to May’s Brexit deal: Sky News
Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which currently props up Prime Minister Theresa May’s government, would prefer a long delay and change of leader to May’s Brexit deal, Sky News reported on Tuesday.
Ethiopian crash report likely to be released this week
A preliminary report on an Ethiopian Airlines crash will very likely be released this week, the country’s transport ministry said on Tuesday, as Boeing prepares to brief more airlines on software and training updates on the 737 MAX jet.
Women at Vatican magazine quit to protest ‘male control’
The all-female staff of the Vatican newspaper’s monthly magazine on women’s issues have resigned abruptly en masse, saying the new editor was trying limit their autonomy and put them “under direct male control”.
