France’s Macron turns to Sarkozy amid ‘yellow vest’ protests
(This December 18 story corrects date in paragraph three to December 7 not November 30.)
U.N. to convene Yemen’s warring parties by video on truce deal
The United Nations will convene Yemen’s warring parties by video link on Wednesday to discuss the redeployment of all forces from Hodeidah city and three ports under a ceasefire deal agreed last week, a U.N. spokesman said.
Even Brazilian military must compromise on pensions: incoming minister
Every Brazilian, including current and former members of the armed forces, will have to compromise under the next administration’s pension reform plan, a former general set to become government minister said in an interview.
Saudi collected more than 50 billion riyals in 2018 from Ritz settlements: minister
Saudi Arabian government collected more than 50 billion riyal ($13.33 billion) so far this year from settlements reached with detainees in a crackdown on corruption launched at the end of last year, said Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan on Tuesday….
After losing German CDU leadership race, Merz eyes cabinet post
German conservative Friedrich Merz, who narrowly lost the race to succeed Angela Merkel as leader of the Christian Democrats, says he is ready to go back into politics full time and could even serve as a minister.
Russia, Iran, Turkey back new Syria constitution body but fail to agree makeup
Russia, Iran and Turkey, supporters of the main sides in Syria’s complex civil war, on Tuesday failed to agree on the makeup of a U.N.-sponsored Syrian Constitutional Committee but called for it to convene early next year to kick off a viable peace pro…
WTO to investigate Qatari allegations of Saudi piracy
The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Tuesday it would investigate Qatar’s allegations of intellectual property breaches against Saudi Arabia, despite the kingdom’s objection that the WTO had no standing to hear the case.
Port strike turns violent in Chile, complicates fruit exports
A month-long worker’s strike and protests in Chile’s flagship port of Valparaiso turned increasingly violent and spread to other ports along the nation’s Pacific coast early on Tuesday, complicating fruit exports at the start of summer.
Judge blasts former Trump adviser Flynn ahead of sentencing
Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s former U.S. national security adviser, said on Tuesday he knew that lying to the FBI was a crime as he faced a judge during a sentencing hearing who said the retired lieutenant general had “arguably” sold out his…
All crew kidnapped by pirates off Nigerian coast in October freed: statement
All of the crew kidnapped by pirates from a container ship off the coast of Nigeria in October, including eight Polish nationals, are safe and will be reunited with their families, Poland’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
