Not so fast: Most Germans favor speed limits on the Autobahn
(This Jan. 26 story corrects paragraph five to show Bavaria home to BMW, not Daimler)
Venezuelan U.S. defense attache breaks with Maduro as diplomats leave
Venezuela’s top military envoy to the United States defected from the government of President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, as the South American nation said the two countries had scaled back their diplomatic missions to skeleton staff.
Hundreds missing in Brazil, 34 found dead, after Vale dam burst
Brazilian rescue workers halted searches for the night on Saturday for hundreds of people missing and feared dead under a sea of mud after a tailings dam burst at an iron ore mine owned by Vale SA, killing at least 34 people.
Efforts to rule out no-deal Brexit are attempt to stop Brexit” Leadsom
Attempts to rule out a no-deal Brexit are a “thinly veiled” attempt to stop Britain from leaving the European Union, the leader of Britain’s lower house of parliament, Andrea Leadsom, told The Sunday Times newspaper.
Hezbollah could ‘for years’ enter Israel, group’s leader says after tunnels found
Iran-backed Hezbollah has “for years” been able to enter Israel, the Lebanese group’s leader said on Saturday, responding for the first time to Israel’s discovery of tunnels dug into Israeli territory from Lebanon.
Hezbollah says two obstacles remain for Lebanon government
The leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah said on Saturday that two obstacles remain before the formation of a new Lebanese government after months of political jostling, but there is “an extraordinary effort” to resolve them.
Canadian PM fires envoy to China after remarks on Huawei case
In an unprecedented move, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday said he had fired his ambassador to China, who prompted a political furor with comments about Huawei’s high-profile extradition case.
Syria says Turkey must pull troops to revive security pact
Syria said on Saturday it was ready to revive a landmark security deal with Turkey that normalized ties for two decades before the 2011 conflict if Ankara pulled its troops out of the war-torn country and stopped backing rebels.
Venezuela’s U.S. defense attache breaks with Maduro
Venezuela’s defense attache to the United States broke with the government of President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, saying free and fair elections were needed after an opposition leader proclaimed himself interim president this week.
French ‘yellow vests’ defy Macron again in tense protests
Thousands of “yellow vest” demonstrators marched in Paris and other French cities on Saturday in protests that brought sporadic clashes with police and suggested that President Emmanuel Macron has yet to defuse public discontent.
