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Biden signs ratification of Finland, Sweden NATO bids
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed US ratification of bids by Finland and Sweden to enter NATO, taking expansion of the Western alliance in response to Russia's Ukraine invasion one step closer.
Falling water levels boost Mexican mine rescue mission
Falling water levels have raised hopes that rescuers will be able to enter a flooded Mexican mine, possibly on Wednesday, to look for 10 trapped workers, the government said. But by Wednesday or Thursday, the water level is expected to have dropped to 1.5 meters (around five feet), so "divers and rescuers will be able to enter," President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told reporters.
US 'concerned' by reports of Rwandan support for DRC rebels
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said the United States was "concerned" by "credible" reports that Rwanda is supporting rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The US should raise with Rwanda the reliable reports that it is again supporting the M23's abusive conduct in eastern Congo."
Connie Ferguson shares the final conversation she had with late husband Shona Ferguson: "You're my soulmate"
Connie Ferguson shared the last conversation she had with her late husband, Shona Ferguson, who passed away last year. She said she said he was her soulmate.
Guinea dissolves FNDC opposition coalition
Guinea's junta-appointed government has dissolved the country's leading opposition movement, the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC), under a decree dated Saturday. "The de-facto group called the National Front for the Defence of the Constitution, is dissolved... with effect from the date of signature," the ruling said.
Russia says ammunition detonated at Crimea base, one dead
Russia Tuesday attributed loud blasts at a key military airbase on the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula to exploding ammunitions, downplaying the possibility that the site was hit by Ukrainian fire. Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula in 2014 and has used the region as a staging ground for its attacks on Ukraine, but it has rarely been a target for Ukrainian forces.
UK meteorologists, water firms issue warnings as extreme heatwave looms
The UK's meteorological agency on Tuesday issued an "amber" warning for extreme heat while the country's biggest water provider said restrictions loom, as Britain braces for another punishing heatwave later this week.
Meet 5 mommas who proudly slay with education despite raising kiddies & working
Briefly News reflects on four moms in academia we've written about earlier in the year in honour of Women's Day in South Africa. Some are entire PhD graduates.
Firefighters, helicopters battle to contain Cuba fuel depot blaze
Helicopters and firefighters battled Tuesday to gain access to four tanks at a fuel depot that has been ablaze for days, hoping to deploy special foam to control the flames. Each of the eight tanks can hold up to 50 million liters of fuel -- three have collapsed while a fourth has been engulfed by flames.
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