USA Momentum grows for legislation to end government shutdowns Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he is open to supporting bipartisan efforts to prevent future shutdowns. 29/01/2019
USA Grammy-winning R&B singer James Ingram dead at 66 He was well-known for his soundtrack work, most notably a duet with Linda Ronstadt on "Somewhere Out There," for the 1986 animated film "An American Tail". 29/01/2019
no comment 'French Spiderman' arrested for climbing 217-metre-tall GT Tower in Ph French climber Alain Robert, also known as the French 'Spiderman', climbed Manila's 47-storey GT Tower on Tuesday. 29/01/2019
no comment Robots serve up food and fun in Budapest cafe The robots at the Enjoy Budapest Cafe can do it all — they can serve up food and drink, tell jokes, dance with the kids, or just hang out for a chat with customers. 29/01/2019
no comment Deadly tornado rips through Havana causing chaos A powerful tornado that ripped through the Cuban capital of Havana on Sunday night has left three people dead and 172 injured. 29/01/2019
USA Kamala Harris wants to end private health insurance, a new Democratic litmus test The party's 2020 candidates are figuring out how far to go in overhauling the system. 29/01/2019
United Kingdom UK MPs say they want a new Brexit deal. EU says 'No' British MPs voted on amendments to Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal on Tuesday, backing calls for a "no-deal" Brexit to be ruled out and for the Irish backstop to be replaced with "alternative arrangements". 29/01/2019
no comment Sand animations tell stories at this festival in Russia Drawing a line in the sand... then another, and another until an image appears. 29/01/2019
Djibouti As many as 130 migrants feared drowned in shipwrecks off Djibouti It is feared that around 130 migrants have drowned in shipwrecks off Djibouti, according to the United Nations migration agency. 29/01/2019
USA The Democratic Party's public enemy No. 1: Howard Schultz The former Starbucks CEO's potential independent presidential candidacy has gotten off to a very rocky start. 29/01/2019
United Kingdom Decoding Brexit: Making sense of the jargon Customs Union, Single Market, Withdrawal Agreement... we've been bombarded with complex terminology by politicians for months. But what does it all mean? And why does it matter? 29/01/2019
United Kingdom The best of Bercow setting the record straight in the Brexit debate Take a look at the top interventions from UK Parliament Speaker John Bercow in Tuesday's Brexit amendments debate. 29/01/2019
World Raw Politics in full: Brexit, fake news and the Green Party Check out this Tuesday's full episode of Raw Politics 29/01/2019
USA Trump and his intel chiefs are worlds apart on ISIS, Russia, border Analysis: Senate testimony reveals deep divide between U.S. intelligence agencies and President Trump. 29/01/2019
Business Asia shares slip as China's Huawei in legal hot water; focus on Sino-U.S. talks Asia shares slip as China's Huawei in legal hot water; focus on Sino-U.S. talks 29/01/2019
USA Bloomberg blasts 'pie in the sky' Green New Deal, rips Warren wealth tax as Venezuelan The former NYC mayor is weighing a 2020 presidential bid as a Democrat and sounding off. 29/01/2019
USA France scrambles to move ISIS detainees out of Syria ahead of U.S. withdrawal French officials are "deeply worried" about what will happen once American forces leave. 29/01/2019
United Kingdom How Brexit is pushing British Jews to apply for German citizenship Seventy years on from the Holocaust, Brexit is pushing thousands of British Jews to seek a German passport. 29/01/2019
USA Elizabeth Warren's plan to tax the super-rich has been tried before. Here's what happened. Versions of a "wealth tax" proposed by the 2020 hopeful have been put in place in a number of countries. Most have gotten rid them. 29/01/2019
Living Vegan dessert creations at the French pastry competition Contestants at this year's World Pastry Cup in Lyon had to wrestle with a challenge previously unthinkable in France's rich dessert history. 29/01/2019
Europe News MEPs to discuss violent political climate in Europe MEPs will discuss the increasing climate of hatred in European politics in Brussels Wednesday. 29/01/2019
Belgium 'Bitter irony': MEPs want secret ballot for transparency vote Centre-right MEPs have been criticised for allegedly requesting a secret ballot for a vote on… transparency. 29/01/2019
France Wig-wearing teenager to represent France at Eurovision Song Contest Bilal Hassani is 19 years-old, born in Paris and loves to wear wigs. He's already amassed around 6 million likes on his song "Roi" on social media. 29/01/2019
USA Trump blasts ex-staffer, campaign threatens lawsuit over tell-all book Trump tweeted: "A low level staffer that I hardly knew named Cliff Sims wrote yet another boring book based on made up stories and fiction." 29/01/2019
USA Roger Stone pleads not guilty to charges from Mueller probe Stone was arrested Friday after a grand jury indicted him on a count of "obstruction of proceeding," five counts of making false statements and a count of witness tampering. 29/01/2019
world news Hungarian governments urges Timmermans to step down The Hungarian government wants the EC Vice-President responsible for applying rule of law policies to step down from his position during the upcoming EP elections. 29/01/2019
USA U.S. intel agencies: Russia and China plotting to interfere in 2020 election DNI chief Dan Coats also noted that U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons. 29/01/2019
World Tech companies warned to remain vigilant when it comes to fake news With the EU elections scheduled to take place in May, large tech companies have been warned to be aware of fake news. The EU's commissioner for security warned of the impact fake news could have on election proceedings. 29/01/2019
World Breunion Boys: European boyband on a mission to 'win Britain back' This Dutch band is doing its best to prevent Brexit — and doing so in a musical way. The Breunion Boys, who launched their first single 'Britain Come Back' in December, write songs with the hope of preventing Brexit. 29/01/2019
