French student unrest gathers momentum
French student protests intensified on Tuesday, with various incidents around the country of demonstrators setting buildings on fire, and of violent clashes with police.
Trump is shaping new ‘liberal’ order to block Russia, China, Iran, says Pompeo
U.S. President Donald Trump’s top diplomat promised on Tuesday a new democratic world order in which Washington will strengthen or jettison international agreements as it sees fit to stop “bad actors” such as Russia, China and Iran from gaining.
Online game ‘Razor Wire’ highlights migrants’ hardship
The new online game “Razor Wire” has three fiendishly tricky levels to it: First, escape war in your home country. Then, dodge police as they raze your migrant camp, and lastly, cross a river while avoiding the corpses of those who never made it.
Plane carrying Houthi delgation to Yemen peace talks leaves Sanaa
A plane carrying the Houthi delegation to U.N.-sponsored peace talks in Sweden left the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday.
Russia’s Putin, Venezuela’s Maduro to discuss financial help for Caracas
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro would discuss financial help for Caracas when the two leaders meet in Moscow on Wednesday.
WFP chief says Yemen food survey may not show famine
A food security survey of Yemen due to be issued on Thursday will show an increase in acute hunger but the situation may not meet all the criteria to declare a famine, World Food Programme (WFP) executive director David Beasley said on Tuesday.
Israel targets ‘Hezbollah attack tunnels’ from Lebanon
Israel said on Tuesday it had launched an operation to “expose and thwart” cross-border attack tunnels from Lebanon dug by the Iran-backed movement Hezbollah and that their purpose was to send militants to attack Israel.
Iran wants to expand missile range despite U.S. ire
Iran wants to increase its missiles’ range, a senior military official was quoted as saying on Tuesday, a move that would irk the United States which views Tehran’s weapons program as a regional security threat.
UK will not revoke Article 50 after EU adviser says it could: PM’s spokesman
The British government is not going to revoke its notice to quit the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Tuesday after the EU’s top legal adviser said Britain had the right to do so.
Indian police probe if violence over dead cow was result of conspiracy
Police in India are investigating whether a deadly protest over the alleged slaughter of a cow, an animal many Hindus consider sacred, was aimed at sparking religious tension during a Muslim gathering.
