Army chief of staff vows to secure Algeria, prevent bloodshed
Algeria’s army will guarantee security and not allow a return to an era of bloodshed, its chief of staff said on Tuesday, according to Ennahar TV station.
EU’s Tusk warns of hostile, foreign-funded parties ahead of EU vote
European Council President Donald Tusk called on voters across the continent to reject anti-European parties he said had been set up by hostile foreign forces and could try to use upcoming EU parliamentary elections to seize influence in Brussels.
EU Commission backs Macron’s push for European renewal
The European Commission backed on Tuesday a push by French President Emmanuel Macron for a renewal of the European Union through better protection of EU freedoms and democracy, noting many of his ideas were already in place or under way.
Spain’s far-right party Vox crowd-funds 200,000 euros ahead of election
Spain’s far-right party Vox said on Tuesday it had raised more than 200,000 euros ($226,500) in crowd-funding from supporters in just two days to finance its election campaign.
New Delhi is world’s most polluted capital, Beijing eighth
New Delhi was the world’s most polluted capital city in 2018, two groups monitoring air pollution said on Tuesday in a study of the amount of fine particulate matter known as PM2.5 in 61 capital cities around the world.
India cites ‘active mobile phones’ to back air strike casualty claim
An Indian government surveillance agency had detected 300 active mobile phones at a suspected militant camp in Pakistan that India says its fighter jets bombed last week, the interior minister said on Tuesday, seeking to quell rising doubts about the s…
Two Nobel literature prizes to be awarded this year after Swedish Academy cleans house
Two Nobel prizes will be awarded for literature this year after the Swedish literary academy that chooses the winner cleaned house following scandals that prevented last year’s prize from being given, the Nobel Foundation said on Tuesday.
British PM under pressure over stabbings, police boss blames lower staff
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May came under pressure to increase police spending on Tuesday after a backlash over government handling of rising knife crime and her denial that funding squeezes were a cause.
Revolutionary Guards commander flexes political muscle
Qassem Soleimani’s role in a political crisis in Iran highlights the influence of the leader of the Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force, who has acquired celebrity status at home after being largely invisible for years.
EU’s Tusk warns of hostile meddling in European elections in May
European Council President Donald Tusk warned on Tuesday of the risk of hostile foreign meddling in European Parliament elections in May, urging a swift start to the “European renaissance” that France’s Emmanuel Macron had called for.
