A Mexican bishop has proposed a "social pact" that would include drug traffickers to tackle violence that has prompted calls for a rethink of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's security policy.. Lopez Obrador this week defended his security policy, which has focused on tackling the root causes of violence, including poverty.
The United States said Tuesday that experts on its own team investigated the bullet that killed journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, after Palestinians cried foul that Israel was not directly blamed.. Senior Palestinian officials accused the United States of covering up the truth and the family of Abu Akleh -- who held US citizenship -- said it was "incredulous" that the examination could not determine whose gun fired the bullet. sct/des
Norway's government said Tuesday it was referring a dispute between oil and gas workers and employers to an independent board, after an industry group warned strikes could cut Norway's gas exports by more than half.. Earlier on Tuesday, industry group the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, warned that with the announced escalation of the strike announced for Saturday would slash output.
Colombia's leftist president-elect Gustavo Petro on Tuesday proposed a "bilateral ceasefire" with the violence-stricken country's last active guerrilla group, the ELN, in order to restart peace negotiations.. On the campaign trail, Petro had vowed to talk to the ELN. - 'Availability' for talks - The day after the leftist ex-Bogota mayor won the presidential election last month, the ELN said it was ready to reopen negotiations with the South American nation's government.
Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid were two of the biggest hitters in UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government until they quit on Tuesday in protest at his scandal-hit leadership.. - Sajid Javid - Javid, the Muslim son of a Pakistani immigrant bus driver who fought racism growing up in a tough neighbourhood of Bristol, western England, has quit Johnson's cabinet before.
With former Angola president Jose Eduardo dos Santos critically ill at a Barcelona hospital, one of his daughters has filed a case against his wife and personal physician for attempted murder, police and her lawyers said Tuesday.. "Tchize dos Santos, daughter of former Angolan president Eduardo dos Santos, who is hospitalised at the Teknon clinic in Barcelona in an induced coma, has filed a complaint with the Mossos d'Esquadra for the investigation of an alleged offence of attempted murder," the two law firms advising her said.
Western powers on Tuesday called for international sport federations to remove state-affiliated Russians and Belarusians over the Ukraine invasion, after leading events already banned their athletes.. "Individuals closely aligned to the Russian and Belarusian states, including but not limited to government officials, should be removed from positions of influence on international sport federations, such as boards and organizing committees," said the statement by sport ministers and culture officials released by the US State Department.
Yevgen Yelpitiforov counts out the keys of the homes he has been given to look after by friends who have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded.. "These are my friends, all the keys I have are from the people I know."
Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: - 'Massive shelling' of Donbas city - Russian forces are "massively shelling" the eastern city of Sloviansk, its mayor says, as Moscow pushes deeper into the Donetsk region after taking neighbouring Lugansk at the weekend.. - Cosmonauts hail Russian gains - Russian cosmonauts on board the International Space Station congratulate Russian forces on capturing the eastern Ukrainian region of Lugansk by being photographed with the flag of the area's pro-Russian rebels.
With the city still reeling from a weekend mall shooting that left three dead, Copenhagen on Tuesday prepared to pay tribute to the victims with a memorial service.. The Tour de France, back in France, paid tribute to the victims with a minute's applause before the start of the fourth stage on Tuesday.
