Turkey says parliament working on bill to allow troop deployment to Libya
Turkey may need to draft a bill to allow for troop deployment to Libya and its parliament is working on the issue, Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Tuesday, after Ankara signed a military cooperation agreement with Tripoli last month.
Russia’s most advanced Su-57 fighter jet suffers first crash
One of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter jets crashed on Tuesday in the Far East during a test flight, the plane’s maker said, the first accident of its kind involving what is the country’s most advanced warplane.
Russian-backed Syrian forces close in on major city in rebel-held Idlib
Russian-backed Syrian troops have encircled a Turkish observation post as they approach the city of Maarat al-Numan in an offensive into the last significant rebel pocket of Syria, sources on both sides said on Tuesday.
Turkey says Russia will work to halt attacks in Syria’s Idlib
Russia will work to stop attacks in the northwestern Syrian region of Idlib after talks with a Turkish delegation in Moscow, Turkish Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Tuesday, adding that Turkey expected this to be realized.
Thai reporter sentenced to jail for libelling chicken farm
A Thai television journalist was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday on charges of libelling a chicken farm on Twitter, her lawyer said.
U.S. urges Georgia to reinforce democracy, rule of law
Georgia must reinforce its commitment to democracy and ensure its judicial system is free of political bias, the United States said on Tuesday, after weeks of demonstrations in the ex-Soviet state demanding changes to the electoral system.
Botswana court dismisses challenge to October election result
Botswana’s high court on Tuesday dismissed petitions filed by the main opposition parties against the election result that returned the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) to a parliamentary majority.
Zambia: U.S. ambassador crossed line by defending jailed gay couple
Zambia’s home affairs minister said on Tuesday that a U.S. ambassador who criticized the jailing of a gay couple for 15 years had “crossed the line,” adding that the United States had responded to an official complaint by recalling him.
Chess player ‘won’t play for Iran’ due to ban on Israeli players
Iran’s top rated chess champion has decided not to play for his country, Iranian news agencies reported on Tuesday, in an apparent reaction to Tehran’s informal ban on competing against Israeli players.
Khashoggi’s fiancee says execution of those convicted would conceal truth
The fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi described the sentencing of five people to death in relation to the killing as unfair and invalid, adding that their execution would further conceal the truth.
