Suspected Islamic State blast hits Syrian rebel area: Observatory
A suspected Islamic State suicide attack on the governing council of insurgent-held Idlib in northwest Syria on Tuesday killed one person and injured three others, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Russia expects Venezuela will struggle to repay its debts to Moscow
Russia expects Venezuela will probably have problems servicing its sovereign debt to Moscow, Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister said on Tuesday, after Washington imposed sweeping sanctions on Venezuela’s state oil firm in a move the Kremlin called illega…
More than 40 dead, 850 detained in Venezuela violence, U.N. says
At least 40 people are believed to have been killed in Venezuela’s recent violence, including 26 shot by pro-government forces, five killed in house raids and 11 during looting, U.N. human rights spokesman Rupert Colville said on Tuesday.
Five arrested, including three Vale staff, after Brazil dam disaster
Three employees of Brazilian miner Vale SA and two other engineers working on behalf of the company were arrested on Tuesday, state prosecutors said, deepening a crisis for the company after another deadly disaster at one of its mines.
Palestinian prime minister tenders resignation, government’s to Abbas
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah said on Tuesday he tendered his resignation and that of his unity government to President Mahmoud Abbas, dealing a blow to faltering reconciliation efforts with Gaza’s Islamist Hamas rulers.
Iran rejects talks on missiles, but says no plan to increase range
Iran on Tuesday dismissed pressure from France and other Western powers for talks over its ballistic missile program, but said it had no plans to increase the range of the weapons.
Italy’s Salvini opposes migrant trial, puts ally in bind
Italy’s Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Tuesday urged the upper house Senate to reject a request by judges to put him on trial for alleged kidnapping after he refused to let migrants disembark from a rescue ship, saying he had acted in the public i…
North Korea says it wants peace, relations with U.S.
North Korea said on Tuesday that relations with the United States will develop “wonderfully at a fast pace” if Washington responds to its efforts on denuclearisation with trustworthy measures and practical actions.
Russia’s Lavrov says U.S. sanctions on Venezuela oil company illegal
U.S. sanctions imposed on Venezuela’s state oil company are illegal and Russia will take all necessary steps to support the administration of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Explainer: The Brexit backstop and why it matters
A “backstop” mechanism for Northern Ireland’s land border with the European Union is a stumbling block for British lawmakers to endorse Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal with the European Union.
