The National Nuclear Security Administration has given the go-ahead for work on upgrading the B61 airborne nuclear bomb, as the Pentagon is eager to embark on a multi-billion-dollar scheme to improve the US nuclear arsenal. This means that the first upgraded bombs are set to roll out by 2020. Source: RT
Protesters angry over high fuel taxes were back out on the roads across France on Tuesday for a fourth day however numbers had dropped to around 10,000. The French government has asked police to clear the road blocks while the interior minister blasted a radicalisation of the movement. Source: The Local
Spain will vote against the European Union’s draft Brexit deal on Sunday unless it is modified to make clear that the future of the disputed British territory of Gibraltar relies on talks between Madrid and London, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said. Source: Reuters
A U.S. judge on Monday temporarily blocked an order by President Donald Trump that barred asylum for immigrants who enter the country illegally from Mexico, the latest courtroom defeat for Trump on immigration policy. Source: Reuters
