Iran plans to respond in kind if U.S. blocks oil exports
Iran will react with equal countermeasures if Washington tries to block its oil exports, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, while the Islamic Republic’s armed forces chief said U.S. threats would draw an “unimaginable and regrettable” reaction.
U.S. airlines poised to change Taiwan references as China deadline looms
Major U.S. airlines are expected to change how their websites refer to Chinese-claimed Taiwan by Wednesday in an effort to avoid Chinese penalties, three sources said, after coordination between the carriers and the U.S. government.
Recovery of U.S. troops’ remains in North Korea hindered by cash, politics
When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed in June to help return the remains of American troops killed in the 1950-53 Korean War, it was seen as one of the more attainable goals to come out of his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Wildfires kill at least 60 near Athens, families embrace as flames close in
Wildfires sweeping through a Greek resort town killed at least 60 people, officials said, including families with children found clasped in a last embrace as they tried to flee the flames.
Indian police admit mistake in handling deadly cow vigilante attack
Indian police on Tuesday admitted they made a mistake in handling a deadly vigilante attack on a man suspected of cow smuggling by tending to his cows before taking him to hospital.
Syrian state media: Israel targeted Syrian war plane in Syrian airspace
Israel targeted a Syrian warplane while it was conducting raids in Syrian airspace, Syrian news agency SANA said on Tuesday.
Israel says ‘intercepted’ Syrian warplane that penetrated its airspace
The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it “intercepted” a Syrian warplane that penetrated Israeli-controlled airspace.
U.S. airlines poised to change Taiwan references as China deadline looms: sources
Major U.S. airlines are expected to change how their websites refer to Chinese-claimed Taiwan by Wednesday in an effort to avoid Chinese penalties, three sources said, after coordination between the carriers and the U.S. government.
Merkel meets Russia’s head of military staff, Lavrov
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Berlin on Tuesday to discuss Syria, the situation in the Middle East and the conflict in Ukraine, Germany’s deputy government spokeswoman said.
Co-founder of feminist Femen group found dead in Paris: group
A founding member of the Ukrainian feminist protest group Femen, Oksana Shachko, has been found dead in her apartment in Paris, Femen said on Tuesday.
