Emissions angst fuels new tensions in loveless German coalition
Tensions in Germany’s loveless ruling coalition flared on Sunday after Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer, a conservative from the car-making state of Bavaria, called for a reassessment of limits on vehicle emissions.
As nations turn on Maduro, Venezuela leader parades with military
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro oversaw a display of the army’s Russian hardware on Sunday, with anti-aircraft flak and tank rounds pounding a hillside to show military force and loyalty in the face of an international ultimatum for new elections.
Trump administration accepts Guaido ally as Venezuela envoy in U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration said on Sunday it had accepted a representative from Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s representative in the United States.
Rescuers confirm 58 dead in Brazil dam burst
The confirmed death toll from a burst tailing dam at an iron ore mine in Brazil has risen to 58 people, Minas Gerais state civil defense agency spokesman Flavio Godinho told reporters on Sunday.
Hopes dim in search for survivors after Brazil dam collapse
Brazilian rescuers on Sunday soldiered on in the search for hundreds of people missing after a breached mining dam triggered a deadly mudslide, but hopes of finding survivors dimmed more than two days after the disaster.
May to seek binding changes to Irish backstop: Boris Johsnon in The Telegraph
British Prime Minister Theresa May will seek legally binding changes to the Irish backstop from the European Union in an attempt to break the deadlock over Brexit, lawmaker Boris Johnson wrote in The Telegraph on Sunday, citing senior government source…
Egypt’s rights record seen as worse than under Mubarak: Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday human rights in Egypt were perceived as worse now than under former strongman Hosni Mubarak, who was toppled by protests in 2011.
As nations turn against Maduro, Venezuela leader parades with military
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro oversaw a display of the army’s Russian hardware on Sunday, with anti-aircraft flak and tank rounds pounding a hillside to show military force and loyalty in the face of an international ultimatum to call fresh elect…
‘Red scarves’ march in Paris in riposte to ‘yellow vests’
Thousands of protesters marched through Paris on Sunday to condemn violence in the “yellow vest” movement that has rocked France for weeks with angry protests over President Emmanuel Macron’s rule.
Brazil resumes search for missing after dam collapse, ends evacuation
Brazilian firefighters on Sunday resumed searching for hundreds of missing people and called off an evacuation of nearby residents after a mining dam ruptured on Friday, triggering a deadly mudslide.
