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At least 12 people killed in crashes on a foggy Bulgarian motorway, minister says

Thick fog on a motorway in eastern Bulgaria has caused two major crashes, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more

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U.S Air Force evacuates tankers from base in England due to Iran threat

The U.S. Air Force has evacuated air refueling tankers from its base in eastern England due to a threat from Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday

Grenades, grief and a deepening political divide: five takeaways from Sonia Gandhi’s new memoir

From the assassinations of her husband and mother-in-law to press stonewalling under Modi, Belonging offers an insider’s account of India’s political evolution• Don’t get This is India delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereFew love stories have been as closely entwined with a nation’s history as that of Sonia and Rajiv Gandhi. The former’s much-awaited political memoir, Belonging, offers a strikingly candid account of her journey from a small town in Italy to the highest echelons of power in India – all for love, she says.The veteran Congress party leader has been fiercely protective of her personal world. In Belonging, she opens up for the first time about the extraordinary twists and turns of a life that has largely unfolded in full public view. (The Guardian’s Hannah Ellis-Petersen has a rare in-person interview with Gandhi, and you can read an excerpt from the book here.) Continue reading...

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Ukrainian and Russian diplomats convene for U.S.-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi

Talks between Russian, Ukrainian and U.S. diplomats began Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, as Washington looks to find a peaceful solution to Moscow's nearly five-year-long invasion.

Malaysian high court clears final hurdle for former Prime Minister Najib's transfer to house arrest

A high court in Malaysia has cleared all legal hurdles for former Prime Minister Najib Razak to serve the rest of his graft sentence under house arrest