Traffic in Afghan capital blocked for second day as police battle strongman
Traffic in Kabul was blocked for a second successive day on Tuesday as police exchanged gun and rocket fire with the guards of a local strongman who resisted a police order for his eviction from a home in the Afghan capital’s main business area.
Macron set for tax U-turn to quell ‘yellow vest’ protests
The French government is preparing to suspend fuel tax increases after weeks of sometimes violent protests, a government source said on Tuesday, in what would mark a major U-turn by President Emmanuel Macron after 18 months in office.
As many as 15 migrants die in boat off Libya: Egyptian survivor
As many as 15 migrants have died in a boat off the Libyan coast, an Egyptian survivor told Reuters on Tuesday.
Afghans pessimistic ahead of 2019 elections, survey shows
Afghans are pessimistic about their country’s direction ahead of elections next year, Afghanistan’s largest annual opinion survey said, citing concerns about security, lack of jobs and corruption.
Israel military says will expose Hezbollah attack tunnels from Lebanon
Israel’s military said on Tuesday it had begun an operation to “expose and thwart” cross-border attack tunnels from Lebanon dug by the Iran-backed Lebanese movement Hezbollah.
Kremlin says it regrets that U.S.-Russia dialogue is not working out
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it regretted that dialogue between Russia and the United States was not working out despite what it said was a series of important strategic issues that needed to be discussed.
U.N. seeking $738 million for Venezuela crisis in first major appeal
The United Nations said on Tuesday it is seeking $738 million in 2019 to help neighboring countries cope with the outflow of millions of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, the first time the crisis was included in its annual global humanitarian appeal.
Britain can revoke Brexit unilaterally, EU court adviser says
Britain should be allowed to unilaterally revoke its departure notice from the European Union, an adviser to the bloc’s highest court said on Tuesday, before a landmark ruling in the coming weeks.
Fresh election would not break Swedish political deadlock: poll
Swedes would deliver another hung parliament if an election were held today, a poll showed on Tuesday, heaping pressure on mainstream parties to break the deadlock that has left the country without a government for nearly two months.
Italy police arrest mafia’s new ‘boss of bosses’ in Sicily
Italian police have arrested the new head of the Sicilian mafia and 45 other alleged mobsters in a powerful blow to organized crime on the Mediterranean island, Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Tuesday.
