WORLD HIGHLIGHTS
►Germany
Talks between Germany's Transport Ministry and the European Commission about the planned end of new combustion engines from 2035 are moving forward, the ministry said on Monday, but added it could not say when an agreement would be reached.
►US
US President Joe Biden on Monday signed a bill that requires declassification of information related to the origins of COVID-19, the White House said. The United Nations children’s agency on Tuesday warned that after last summer's devastating floods, 10 million people in Pakistan, including children, still live in flood-affected areas without access to safe drinking water.
►Netherlands
The Netherlands will house a new 1 billion euro (US$1.07 billion) NATO fund that will invest in European startup companies developing technology with possible military or defence applications
►Venezuela
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday he has accepted the resignation of oil minister Tareck El Aissami amid a widespread corruption probe focused on state-run oil company PDVSA, local judges and other government officials. Maduro did not reveal who will replace El Aissami.
►Kenya
Kenyan police said a student was killed on Monday after officers opened fire during violent clashes with protesters in the west of the country.
►Senegal
Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko claimed on Monday to have survived an assassination attempt during his appearance at a politically charged trial that sparked deadly unrest last week.
►Yemen
Yemen's Huthi rebels and its internationally recognised government reached an agreement Monday to exchange more than 880 prisoners, the United Nations confirmed, while urging the two parties, at war since 2014, to continue talks.
►Ethiopia
Ethiopia's government yesterday accused the United States of taking a "partisan" approach by alleging that its forces, and Eritrean troops, had committed war crimes during the two-year conflict in Tigray.
►Spain
Spain’s parliament on Tuesday debated a confidence vote brought by the nation’s far-right Vox party against the governing left-wing coalition that has little chance of succeeding.
►Belgium
European Union lawmakers on Tuesday toughened up a draft law to crack down on illegal timber trade and other crimes against the environment, with sanctions that include imprisonment for up o 10 years for the most serious offences.
►Nigeria
Nigeria's opposition Labour Party candidate Peter Obi has filed a court petition challenging the outcome of last month's disputed presidential election that was won by the ruling party, a spokesperson from his party said on Tuesday.
► Sweden
A Swedish court agreed on Tuesday to hear a class action lawsuit brought against the state by 300 young people including activist Greta Thunberg, accusing it of climate inaction. AGENCIES