Diplomacy and International Relations

German cities saw large pro-Kurdish demonstrations on Tuesday as government troops in Syria clash with Kurdish forces.

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said they had to withdraw from al-Hol camp, which holds thousands of relatives of Islamic State fighters, to redeploy elsewhere. It’s the second such pullout in as many days.

Syria’s government is trying to forcefully absorb a Syrian Kurdish paramilitary group that once controlled much of the country’s northeast. The fight ultimately comes down to a clash about Syria’s future governance.

Interim president Delcy Rodriguez said the money from US sales of Venezuelan oil will be used to prop up the currency.

A commuter train has crashed near Barcelona in northeastern Spain. The accident comes days after a deadly high-speed train collision in Andalusia killed 42.

The US president wrote to complain about not getting a Nobel Peace Prize, a decision that doesn’t rest with Norway’s PM. He said he would devote more thought to US interests, after having "stopped 8 Wars PLUS."

Armed gangs with "sophisticated weapons" kidnapped worshipers from at least two churches in Kaduna state. Nigeria faces several internal conflicts that have affected both Christians and Muslims — often indiscriminately.

Hundreds of IS members escaped a prison amid clashes between Syrian government forces and the SDF, the country’s main Kurdish-led force.

Seeking international legitimacy, Myanmar’s ruling military junta claims elections this week are a return to democracy. But it will take more than the junta’s word to convince the EU that the polls are free and fair.

Benin’s parliamentary elections and Uganda’s general elections, both held in January, marked the beginning of a busy and decisive year at ballot boxes across the African continent.