Saudi Crown Prince says Iran supply of rockets is military aggression
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said Iran’s supply of rockets to militias in Yemen is an act of “direct military aggression” that could be an act of war, state media reported on Tuesday, remarks reflecting sharply heightened strains betwe…
Indian forces kill militant leader’s nephew in Kashmir, police say
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Indian soldiers killed a relative of a top Pakistan-based militant in a gunbattle in southern Kashmir, police said on Tuesday, increasing the pressure on the leader whom it wants placed on an international blacklist.
Turkey’s Yildirim says U.S. visa move positive, calls for extradition of cleric
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Tuesday described the United States’ move to partially resume issuing visas in Turkey as a positive step, but said Washington should extradite a cleric blamed for last year’s failed military…
Lebanon’s Hariri leaves Saudi Arabia for UAE trip
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, who sparked a political crisis on Saturday by declaring his surprise resignation in Riyadh, has traveled to the UAE, Saudi-owned media said on Tuesday.
Britain’s trade minister says Johnson did not make a gaffe over aid worker jailed in Iran
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson did not make a gaffe when he commented about the activities of jailed Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Britain’s trade minister Liam Fox said on Tuesday.
Casualties feared as TV station in Afghan capital comes under attack
KABUL (Reuters) – A private television station in the Afghan capital came under attack on Tuesday by a number of gunmen who broke into the building after an explosion, officials said.
Jailed Hong Kong democracy activists win last chance to appeal
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong court on Tuesday allowed three jailed young activists, who spearheaded pro-democracy protests that brought much of the Chinese-ruled city to a halt in 2014, a final chance to appeal against their sentences.
Trump, at North Korea’s doorstep, says solution must be found to nuclear standoff
SEOUL (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday flew into South Korea, the closest he has come to the frontlines of the nuclear standoff with North Korea, saying a solution must be found to the security threat posed by Pyongyang.
TV station in Afghan capital Kabul attacked: witness
KABUL (Reuters) – A private television station in the Afghan capital of Kabul was attacked on Tuesday by gunmen who entered the building after an explosion, a staff member who witnessed the attack said.
Egypt’s Sisi says he will not seek a third term: CNBC
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will not seek a third term in office, he said in an interview with CNBC, adding that he does not intend to change the constitution and its provision of a two-term presidential limit.
