Bomb hits foreign troops in Afghan south, no word on casualties
A roadside bomb hit a convoy of U.S. troops on Saturday in Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar, a NATO spokesman and an Afghan official said, but there were no immediate details of casualties in a blast claimed by the Taliban.
Iran Supreme Leader called for public statement on accidental shooting down of Ukrainian airliner: Fars
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the top authority in the Islamic Republic, was informed about the accidental shooting down of the Ukrainian airliner on Friday and said information should be publicly announced after a meeting of Iran’s top…
Ukraine airline chief says he never believed airline caused Iran crash
Ukraine International Airlines President Yevhenii Dykhne said on Saturday he never doubted that the airline had not caused the crash of its passenger plane in Iran.
North Korea says leaders’ relations not enough after Trump sends birthday wishes to Kim
North Korea has received birthday greetings to its leader Kim Jong Un from U.S. President Donald Trump, but their personal relationship is not enough for a return to talks, according to a statement published on Saturday by state news agency KCNA.
Ukraine president expects full investigation, compensation from Iran on plane crash
Ukraine expects a full investigation, a full admission of guilt and compensation from Iran after the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a statement on Saturday.
Oman’s Sultan Qaboos dies; cousin Haitham named successor
Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said, one of the Middle East’s longest serving rulers who maintained the country’s neutrality in regional struggles, died on Friday and his cousin Haitham bin Tariq al-Said was announced successor in a smooth transition.
Iran says military shot down plane in error, after denial drew scrutiny abroad
Iran said on Saturday it had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane killing all 176 aboard and voiced deep regret, after initially denying it brought down the aircraft in the tense aftermath of Iranian missile strikes on U.S. targets in Iraq.
Oman’s new ruler Haitham bin Tariq takes oath: newspapers
Oman’s new ruler, Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, was on Saturday taking the oath of allegiance as sultan to succeed his cousin Qaboos bin Said who died on Friday, two Omani newspapers said.
Oman names Qaboos’ cousin Haitham as new ruler: Jazeera TV
Oman has named Haitham bin Tariq al-Said as the country’s new ruler after the death of his cousin Sultan Qaboos bin Said late on Friday, Al Jazeera television reported on Saturday.
China’s Communist Party expels ex-chairman of China Development Bank
A former chairman of the China Development Bank, Hu Huaibang, has been expelled from the country’s ruling Communist Party for serious violations of discipline, the party’s graft watchdog said on Saturday.
