Kazakhstan’s leader Nazarbayev resigns after three decades in power
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev unexpectedly resigned on Tuesday after three decades in power, in what appeared to be the first step in a choreographed political transition that will see him retain considerable sway.
U.S.-Russia talks on Venezuela positive but no agreement on Maduro: Abrams
Talks between the United States and Russia over the crisis in Venezuela were positive and substantive but the two sides were still divided over the legitimacy of President Nicolas Maduro, U.S. special representative Elliott Abrams said on Tuesday.
Labour’s Corbyn calls on UK opposition parties to work on Brexit plan
Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party, called on other opposition leaders on Tuesday to work towards finding a majority in parliament for “a close economic relationship” with the European Union after Brexit.
Italy’s Salvini in new migrant boat stand-off
Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Tuesday he would not let an Italian-flagged charity ship disembark 49 Africans rescued in the Mediterranean, setting up a fresh confrontation with humanitarian groups over migration.
Protesters in yellow vests invade UK Attorney General’s office
Protesters wearing yellow vests invaded the office of Britain’s Attorney General in central London on Tuesday.
Transport Canada sending team to assist with proposed software changes for 737 MAX
Transport Canada said on Tuesday it would send a team to assist the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration in evaluating proposed design changes to update the software on Boeing’s now grounded 737 MAX jet.
Air strike kills four people in Somalia: relatives
An air strike near the Somali town of Afgoye killed four people, a relative of one of the victims said on Tuesday.
German SPD chief wants to extend arms export halt to Saudi
The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), junior partners in conservative Angela Merkel’s coalition, wants to extend a freeze on arms exports to Saudi Arabia imposed after the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, she said on Tuesday.
Protests erupt in Bangladesh’s capital after bus runs over student
Hundreds of Bangladeshi students blocked roads and set a bus ablaze in Dhaka on Tuesday in protest over the death of a student who was run over by a bus, police and witnesses said, putting the spotlight again on the city’s dangerous traffic.
In or out? EU’s conservative bloc faces crunch decision on Hungary’s Orban
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will attend a meeting of conservative officials from across Europe that may decide whether his party will stay in the main EU center-right political group where he has been accused of authoritarianism.
