U.S. actions regarding pastor Brunson disrespectful to Turkey: Erdogan
Steps taken by the United States about pastor Andrew Brunson were not suitable for a strategic partner and were disrespectful to Turkey, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.
U.S. envoy hands letter from Trump for Kim to North Korean minister
A U.S. diplomat handed over a letter for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from U.S. President Donald Trump to North Korea’s foreign minister at a meeting Singapore on Saturday, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said.
North Korea alarmed by U.S. attitudes but committed to nuclear deal
North Korea’s foreign minister said on Saturday he was increasingly alarmed by U.S. attitudes toward the isolated state but said it remained firm in its determination to implement the nuclear deal it reached with Washington in June.
Amnesty possible for Islamic State fighters surrendering in north Afghanistan: official
Islamic State fighters who surrendered to Afghan forces this week in the northern province of Jawzjan may be granted amnesty despite accusations of atrocities including rape and murder, officials said.
Eighteen killed in Russian helicopter crash in Siberia
Eighteen people were killed in a helicopter crash in the Krasnoyarsk region in Siberia on Saturday, the aviation watchdog and emergency services said.
China to add more cancer drugs to reimbursement list, talks end in Sept: Xinhua
China plans to add a range of cancer drugs to medicines eligible for reimbursement from the government, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, adding that negotiations on pricing with manufacturers should be finished by end-September.
Scattered protests in Iran as U.S. sanctions loom
Sporadic protests broke out in several cities in Iran for a fifth night on Saturday, a day after demonstrators attacked a Shi’ite seminary, according to Iranian news agencies and social media, as Iranians brace for a return of U.S. sanctions.
Pompeo ‘optimistic’ about ending North Korea’s nuclear program
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday the process of ending North Korea’s nuclear program would take time but he was optimistic that it would be achieved within a timeline set by the leaders of the two countries.
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo, North Korea minister Ri shake hands
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho shook hands and exchanged words and smiles at a Southeast Asian security forum on Saturday in Singapore.
Indonesia to deport Australian graduate student traveling to Papua
Indonesian authorities have denied entry and will deport an Australian graduate student who was traveling via Bali to Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua on vacation.
