Exclusive: Turkey holds up NATO military plans over Syria dispute – sources
Turkey is refusing to back a NATO defense plan for the Baltics and Poland until the alliance offers Ankara more political support for its fight against Kurdish YPG militia in northern Syria, four senior alliance sources said.
Report cites pilot error in 2016 Russia Flydubai plane crash
Pilot error and possible crew disorientation during bad weather at night led to the fatal 2016 crash of a Flydubai passenger jet in Russia, Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee said in a report issued on Tuesday.
UK’s Corbyn: Labour government would not tolerate anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism is vile and wrong and will not be tolerated in any form under a Labour government, party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Tuesday after Britain’s chief rabbi accused him of failing to stem the “poison” gripping the opposition party.
Britain’s chief rabbi warns ‘poison’ of anti-Semitism in Labour
Britain’s chief rabbi said opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was unfit to be prime minister because he had failed to stem anti-Semitism “sanctioned from the top” and now gripping his party.
Flooding kills 39 in Congo’s capital Kinshasa: government
Floods killed 39 people in Democratic Republic of Congo’s sprawling capital Kinshasa on Tuesday killing, authorities said.
Malta econ min suspends himself from government as murder probe continues
Maltese Economy Minister Christian Cardona suspended himself from his government role on Tuesday pending the conclusion of the police investigation into the 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Saudi-led coalition says it has freed 200 Houthi prisoners
A Saudi-led military coalition said on Tuesday it had freed 200 prisoners from the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in a step that could further efforts to end the nearly five-year war in Yemen.
Brazil nominates diplomat Forster as ambassador to the United States
Brazil’s government on Tuesday sent to the Senate the nomination of career-diplomat Nestor Forster to be ambassador to the United States, ending a saga in which President Jair Bolsonaro tried to nominate his own son for the role.
Malta’s tourism minister quits in ongoing scandal over journalist’s murder
Tourism Minister Konrad Mizzi resigned on Tuesday in an escalating scandal over the 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, but denied any involvement in the case which has rocked Malta.
Father of Pakistan rights activist who fled to U.S. bailed
The father of a prominent Pakistani activist who fled to the United States was released on bail on Tuesday, his family and lawyers said, a month after he was arrested for allegedly spreading hate of the state on social media.
