A U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday that NATO must be alerted always as there are expectations said that Russia could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Nicaragua has withdrawn its approval of the European Union's ambassador to the country, the Central American nation's foreign ministry said Tuesday, after an EU statement calling for a "return to the rule of law" in Nicaragua.

A suspected smoke bomber who threw a smoke bomb at Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may have harbored a grudge against the electoral system, according to court documents revealed Tuesday, after he failed to qualify as a candidate in last year's House of Councilors elections.

 Israeli demonstrations against the government's plan to reform the judiciary continue, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to stop the controversial proposals, with tens of thousands of people participating in the main protest held in the central city of Tel Aviv, while smaller demonstrations took place throughout the country.