Russia to start building two nuclear reactors in Hungary soon: Putin
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the Russian state atomic energy firm Rosatom would start the construction of two new reactors at the Paks power nuclear plant in Hungary soon.
Macron injects cash to fix France’s healthcare system
President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday promised extra money and more doctors in rural areas to ease pressure on France’s hospitals, which are creaking under the weight of budget constraints and closures of clinics outside towns and cities.
Poland’s government, eying local elections, sees $1.6 billion spending on roads
Poland’s government, with an eye to regional elections in October, agreed on Tuesday to increase spending on the country’s roads.
BMW moves UK Mini plant shutdown to just after Brexit in case of no deal
German carmaker BMW said it will move the annual maintenance shutdown period for its British Mini plant to just after Britain is due to leave the European Union in April, in case there is no Brexit deal.
German court releases Iraqi suspect in Chemnitz stabbing: lawyer
A German court on Tuesday released an Iraqi asylum seeker detained last month over the fatal stabbing of a Cuban-German man that set off violent protests by far-right radicals, his lawyer said in an online statement.
Iraqi suspect in Chemnitz stabbing released: attorney
An Iraqi man arrested for the fatal stabbing of a Cuban-German man that set off violent protests by far-right radicals in the eastern city of Chemnitz has been released after a court hearing on Tuesday, his attorney said in a statement.
Maldives’ Chinese debt and political risk could lead to trouble in paradise
A victory for President Abdulla Yameen in a Sunday election in the Maldives could ramp up pressure on its finances, as the government stays the course on a Chinese-backed infrastructure boom that is in danger of swamping the economy.
Syria’s Idlib spared attack, Turkey to send in more troops
Turkey will send more troops into Syria’s Idlib province after striking a deal with Russia that has averted a government offensive and delighted rebels who said it kept the area out of President Bashar al-Assad’s hands.
No-deal Brexit will harm counter-terrorism efforts, say UK police
British police chiefs said on Tuesday a no-deal Brexit would hamper their efforts to tackle terrorism and crime as they announced contingency plans were being put in place in case they lost access to the bloc’s intelligence systems.
Italy’s 5-Star vows no favors to Berlusconi on TV ad ceilings
Italy’s ruling coalition of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and far right League party will pay no regard toward ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s influential media empire, a 5-Star minister said on Tuesday.
