Nine miners missing after tremor hits Polish copper mine
Nine miners are missing after an earth tremor struck KGHM Polska Miedz’s mine near the Polish town of Rudna, 70 miles east of the German border, the copper producing company said on Twitter on Tuesday.
Gloom lifts in Elysee as townhall debates re-energize Macron
At the peak of France’s “yellow vest” crisis, President Emmanuel Macron’s wife and close aides were shown the Elysee Palace’s nuclear-proof bunker in case the anti-government protesters attempted an assault on the presidency.
Kosovo President ready for compromise deal with Serbia
Kosovo is ready for a compromise deal with Serbia to resolve long-standing issues between the countries, President Hashim Thaci said in a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Yemen’s Houthis release Saudi prisoner
Yemen’s Houthi group said on Tuesday it has released a Saudi prisoner, according its TV channel, Al-Masirah.
Spy chief contradicts Trump’s claims of progress with North Korea
North Korea is unlikely to give up all of its nuclear weapons and has continued activity inconsistent with pledges to denuclearize, U.S. national intelligence chief Dan Coats said on Tuesday, apparently contradicting President Donald Trump’s claims of …
U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan oil reverberate globally
The Trump administration’s sanctions on Venezuelan oil, aimed at driving President Nicolas Maduro from power, sent shockwaves around the world on Tuesday, triggering higher global oil prices and angry responses from China and Russia.
Venezuela’s attorney general seeks Guaido investigation, accounts’ freeze
Venezuela’s Attorney General Tarek Saab on Tuesday said he had asked the Supreme Court to open a preliminary investigation against self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido, and to freeze the opposition leader’s accounts.
NATO-member Denmark to hike military spending to 1.5 percent of GDP
Denmark will raise its military spending to 1.5 percent of its gross domestic product in 2023, up from 1.35 percent planned this year, the NATO country’s defense minister said on Tuesday.
Canadian serial killer pleads guilty to murder of eight people
A Canadian man charged with the murder of eight men who disappeared over several years pleaded guilty to the charges on Tuesday, police said, in a case that shook Toronto’s gay community.
A picture and its story: A boy injured in clashes in Gaza
More than two weeks after a projectile struck Mohammad An-Najjar’s right eye during a Gaza border protest, the 12-year-old boy has only just learned that he will never see through it again.
