Greek Church set to rebuff Russian call for talks on Ukraine in Orthodox rift
Greece’s Orthodox Church will resist a push by its Russian co-religionists for talks to stop Ukraine’s Church breaking away from Moscow’s orbit, Greek church officials said on Tuesday, deepening a rift within the global Orthodox Christian community.
Only solution to Scotland’s Brexit problem is independence: Sturgeon
The only solution to Scotland’s Brexit problem is to split from the United Kingdom, Nicola Sturgeon told her Scottish National Party (SNP) on Tuesday.
Former South African central bank governor Mboweni takes over as finance minister
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that he had accepted the resignation of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene and appointed former central bank governor Tito Mboweni as his replacement.
U.N. calls for probe on death of jailed Venezuelan politician
The U.N. human rights office on Tuesday called for an independent investigation into the death of a Venezuelan opposition politician whom authorities say killed himself by jumping out a window while in custody but whose party says was murdered.
Lebanon’s Hariri says concessions made, hopes for government formation soon
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said on Tuesday he hoped a new government would be formed after President Michel Aoun returns from a trip abroad, after all sides made concessions.
Cracks appear within Catalan coalition seeking split from Spain
The two main Catalan secessionist parties on Tuesday voted against each other in the regional parliament for the first time in three years, a sign that tensions over the strategy to adopt toward Spain’s central government are becoming more serious.
Zimbabwe police ban protests against new tax, citing cholera
Zimbabwe police will stop planned protests by the labor movement against a new tax on money transfers on Thursday because of a standing order outlawing public gatherings in the capital following a cholera outbreak, its spokesman said.
Britain’s big Brexit vote: Will parliament back PM May?
If British Prime Minister Theresa May is able to strike a Brexit deal with the European Union in the coming weeks, she will face a crucial vote in parliament when she asks lawmakers to approve it.
U.S. carries out air strike in Somalia, 1 militant killed: AFRICOM
The U.S. military said on Tuesday it had killed one militant in an air strike in southern Somalia over the weekend during a battle pitting U.S. and Somali government troops against al Shabaab Islamist fighters.
Turkish hydroelectric dam will leave hundreds homeless
Hundreds of people displaced by a huge dam in southeast Turkey fear they could go homeless because resettlement laws prevent them from moving into a new government-built town above the rising Tigris River waters.
