Trump stands by Saudi ally despite Khashoggi murder
President Donald Trump said the United States would not punish its Saudi ally for the gruesome murder of US-based columnist Jamal Khashoggi, despite conceding that Saudi Crown…
Libya forces stranded migrants off rescue ship
Libyan authorities on Tuesday forcibly disembarked more than 70 migrants who had refused to leave a cargo ship that rescued them before docking in a port west of Tripoli. FRANCE…
Keep Putin ‘tentacles’ off Interpol, Kremlin foes warn
Alexander Prokopchuk, a former major-general at Russia's Interior Ministry, has been tipped to take over Interpol, raising fears his appointment could further embolden the…
Dozens killed in blast at Afghan religious gathering
More than 50 people were killed in an explosion at a meeting of top clerics in Kabul on Tuesday, officials said, in one of the deadliest attacks to strike the Afghan capital in…
Spain threatens to oppose Brexit deal over Gibraltar
Spain’s prime minister warned on Tuesday that Madrid would vote against the Brexit deal agreed between London and Brussels if it does not guarantee Madrid’s veto over Gibraltar’s…
French police dislodge 'yellow vest' protesters
French police moved to dislodge protesters blocking roads and fuel depots on Tuesday as the government took a harder line on the so-called “yellow vest” movement against…
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How a toxic pesticide poisoned French Caribbean island of Martinique
From 1972 to 1993, more than 300 tons of chlordecone were sprayed on the banana plantations of Martinique and Guadeloupe, in the French Caribbean. The highly toxic pesticide has…
