Iraq’s Sadr suspends protest call over coronavirus fears – statement
Populist Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr suspended a call for his followers to hold massive protests against his political opponents due to fears over the spread of coronavirus on Tuesday, minutes after the health ministry urged citizens to avoid …
India to purchase over $3 billion defense equipment from U.S. – Trump
India will buy defense equipment worth more than $3 billion from the United States, President Donald Trump said on Monday, the second day of his two-day visit to the South Asian nation.
After raucous welcome in India, Trump says making progress on trade, arms deals
India and the United States were making progress on trade, energy and military deals, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday as he held talks with Indian leaders after a rousing reception on his first official visit to the country.
Israel-Gaza ceasefire takes hold after two-day flare-up
A ceasefire brokered by Egypt and the United Nations took hold on the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday after two days of fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group.
Investigators seek motive after car rammed into German carnival parade
Investigators were hoping on Tuesday to question a 29-year-old man suspected of ploughing a silver Mercedes car into a carnival parade in the western German town of Volksmarsen, injuring more than 50 people, including 18 children.
Kazakh opposition activist dies in detention
A Kazakh anti-government activist has died in a police detention center, authorities said on Tuesday, dismissing any suspicion of foul play.
Chinese court sentences Hong Kong bookseller to 10 years in jail
A Chinese court sentenced Chinese-born Swedish citizen Gui Minhai to 10 years in jail for illegally providing intelligence overseas on Monday, the Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court said in a statement on its website.
Erdogan says two Turkish troops killed in Libya conflict
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that two Turkish troops were killed in Libya, where Turkey supports the internationally-recognized government in the north African country’s conflict.
China says WSJ reporter in Wuhan can remain in country until end of epidemic
China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that one of the three Wall Street Journal reporters who were ordered to leave the country can remain in China as she is stranded in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.
Kuwait reports three new cases of coronavirus, raising total to eight
Kuwait said on Tuesday three more nationals had been infected with the coronavirus, all of them people who had returned from Iran, state news agency KUNA reported.
