Pakistan begins crackdown on militant groups amid global pressure
Pakistan said on Tuesday it had begun a crackdown on Islamist militant groups, detaining 44 members of banned organizations including close relatives of the leader of a group blamed for a deadly bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir last month.
European conservative gives ultimatum to Hungarian leader
The leader of the main center-right party in the European parliament said on Tuesday that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban must apologize for his criticism of the EU or his ruling Fidesz party could be suspended from the grouping.
Hungary’s Orban welcomes Macron’s EU reform initiative
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a strong critic of the European Union, welcomed on Tuesday French President Emmanuel Macron’s initiative for talks on reforming the bloc, saying it was “high time we speak seriously about Europe’s future”.
Three small bombs sent to London airports, rail station: police
British counter-terrorist police said they had launched an investigation into who sent three small bombs to two London airports and a major rail station on Tuesday.
Brexit hero or zero? British PM May’s top lawyer takes on Brussels
In his deep baritone, Geoffrey Cox, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s top lawyer, relishes winning the argument.
South Korea sees signs North Korea restoring part of missile launch site: Yonhap
South Korean intelligence agencies have detected signs that North Korea is restoring part of the Dongchang-ri missile launch site it tore down, Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday.
Polish court staff seek higher pay in pre-vote tussle for welfare cash
Thousands of workers at Polish courts and prosecutors’ offices took to the streets of Warsaw on Tuesday to demand better pay and working conditions as different sectors compete for state welfare funding hikes ahead of a vote.
Greek prosecutors charge 20 over deadly wildfire in Mati
Greek prosecutors charged 20 people, including a regional governor and two local mayors, over a wildfire that killed 100 people in the seaside town of Mati and nearby areas last July, a judicial source said on Tuesday.
Albanian opposition urges snap election as protesters rally outside parliament
Albania’s main opposition leader on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Edi Rama to call a snap election over allegations of corruption and vote fraud, as anti-government protesters rallied outside parliament.
Cattle bones and putrid pools test Serbia’s EU hopes
Ten kilometers north of central Belgrade cattle bones piled in huge heaps rot in the sun and pools of brown sludge bubble and emit a sickening odor in the dilapidated remains of a glue factory and a tannery, abandoned a decade ago.
