Migrants sing as rescue ship takes them into Italian port
Migrants danced and burst into song as a rescue ship brought them into the Italian port of Taranto at dawn on Tuesday, days after they were found drifting in a rubber dinghy in the Mediterranean.
Powerful quake shakes Albania, kills seven, topples buildings
At least seven people were killed when the most powerful earthquake to hit Albania in decades rocked the capital Tirana and surrounding region early on Tuesday, causing buildings to collapse and burying residents under rubble.
UK Conservatives raised more than Labour in third quarter of 2019
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party raised 5.8 million pounds ($7.4 million) from donations and public funds in the third quarter of this year, just beating the opposition Labour Party which raised 5.5 million pounds, official fig…
Turkey says it made no promises about not installing Russian S-400s: Anadolu
Turkey has given no promises to anyone about not installing or using Russian S-400 missile defense systems, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was cited as saying by state media on Tuesday, despite a row with the United States over the systems.
Malta PM rules out resigning, says has to help nation through ‘turbulent time’
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Tuesday he had no intention of resigning at present following the resignation of his chief of staff, Keith Schembri, who is helping police in a murder investigation.
Pakistan’s top court suspends extension for army chief
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended an extension of the term of office for the country’s army chief, putting it on a possible collision course with the powerful military.
French Mali troops died after ‘Tigre’ and ‘Cougar’ helicopters collided
The deaths of the French troops in Mali resulted from a collision between a ‘Tigre’ and a ‘Cougar’ helicopter, according to a statement from the head of the French armed forces.
Thirteen French troops killed in Mali helicopter accident
Thirteen French troops who were on operation against jihadists in Mali were killed in a helicopter accident on Nov. 25, the French president’s office said in a statement on Tuesday.
Russia hopes to agree a new S-400 missile deal with Turkey next year
Russia hopes to seal a deal to supply Turkey with more S-400 missile systems in the first half of next year, the head of Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, said in an interview with RIA news agency published on Tuesday.
Germany: China must meet its human rights obligations
Germany’s foreign minister on Tuesday said China must fulfill human rights obligations as United Nations experts and activists say at least 1 million Uighurs and members of other largely Muslim minority groups have been detained in camps in Xinjiang.
