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.
Nine injured in blast in The Hague caused by gas leak
A gas leak led to an explosion in the Hague that injured nine people when part of their apartment building collapsed, the Dutch city’s fire department said on Sunday.
France’s Macron dismisses attacks by Italy’s Salvini, Di Maio
French President Emmanuel Macron dismissed as insignificant the recent verbal attacks by Italy’s two deputy prime ministers, saying his only counterpart was Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
Some in Bangladesh election observer group said they regretted involvement
(This January 27 story was corrected to clarify in paragraph 16 that the IRI was accredited to observe the election, but did not do so.)
Pope condemns bombing of Philippines cathedral as ‘terrorist attack’
Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the twin bombings that killed at least 20 people during a Catholic Church service in the Philippines as a “terrorist attack” and prayed that God would convert the hearts of those who carried it out.
Islamic State claims responsibility for Philippines church bombing
Islamic State claimed responsibility for twin bombings that killed at least 20 people during a Catholic Church service in the Philippines, the militant group’s news agency Amaq said on Sunday.
Brazil prosecutor says Vale dam burst may scramble Samarco talks
The Brazilian prosecutor running talks to settle a lawsuit over a 2015 tailings dam rupture at the Samarco mine told Reuters on Saturday that a deadly dam burst on Friday at a mine run by Vale SA could scramble those sensitive negotiations.
Far right protest during Auschwitz camp liberation commemoration
Dozens of Polish far right nationalists gathered at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland on Sunday to protest at the same time as officials and survivors marked the 74th anniversary of the camp’s liberation in an annual ceremony.
