Indian state leader ends protest against Modi, vows bigger fight
The chief minister of an Indian state ended a nearly 48-hour street protest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, saying she would mount a national campaign to oust his ruling Hindu nationalists.
Lithuania fears Russia will attempt to sway its elections
Lithuania’s intelligence agencies fear Russia will interfere in its forthcoming elections, including one in May to find a successor to the staunchly anti-Kremlin president, Dalia Grybauskaite.
U.S. sends food, medical supplies to Colombia-Venezuela border
The United States is sending food and medical supplies to Colombia’s border with Venezuela where it will be stockpiled until it can be delivered to the economically shattered nation, U.S. officials with knowledge of the plan said on Tuesday.
France carries out rare simulation of nuclear deterrent strike
France conducted a rare simulation of a nuclear deterrent mission, its armed forces ministry said on Tuesday, at a time when the United States plans to exit a nuclear arms control pact with Russia.
Karl Marx grave memorial in London damaged in hammer attack
A memorial to German philosopher Karl Marx at Highgate Cemetery in north London has been vandalized, the Friends of Highgate Cemetery Trust said on Tuesday.
In search of a Brexit deal, British PM May to visit Brussels
Prime Minister Theresa May will travel to Brussels on Thursday to tell European Union leaders they must accept legally binding changes to the Irish border arrangements of the divorce deal or face the prospect of a disorderly no-deal Brexit.
Beirut ministry barriers removed after snarling traffic for years
Lebanon’s Interior Ministry removed concrete security barriers in central Beirut on Tuesday that had for years choked a major road nearby, days after the long-delayed formation of a new government.
U.S. government slams aid body for ‘weak’ controls over Chile projects
The American government has slammed a major U.S. aid agency for lax oversight of renewable energy projects in Chile that stoked risks around the body’s roughly $900 million of investment in the South American country.
Iran warns Israel against further air strikes in Syria
Iran warned Israel on Tuesday of a “firm and appropriate” response if it continued attacking targets in Syria, where Tehran has backed President Bashar al-Assad and his forces in their nearly eight-year war against rebels and militants.
Northern Irish kingmakers demand ‘toxic’ Brexit backstop be replaced
The Northern Irish party which props up Prime Minister Theresa May’s minority government demanded on Tuesday that the European Union replace the “toxic” Irish border backstop she agreed, so that the United Kingdom can quit the bloc in an orderly fashio…
