Erdogan says Turkey aware that U.S. support for Kurdish YPG will not end immediately
Turkey is aware that the U.S. support for the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia will not end immediately, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, but added that Ankara’s battle against the militia it considers a terrorist group will continue.
Protests force Lebanese parliament to postpone session, banks reopen
Protesters prevented Lebanon’s parliament from holding its first session in two months on Tuesday, escalating a wave of demonstrations against rulers blamed for steering the country towards economic collapse.
Malta PM says will recommend pardon for suspected middleman in journalists murder
The Maltese government will recommend a pardon for the suspected middleman in the 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia once he tells authorities what he knows and agrees to testify in court, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Tuesday.
Malta arrests man suspected of acting as go-between in journalist’s murder
A man suspected of acting as a go-between in the contract killing of Malta’s most prominent anti-corruption journalist has been arrested, a police source said on Tuesday, a step the authorities hope will lead to the person who ordered the hit.
Lebanese protesters seek to stop lawmakers getting to parliament
Lebanese security forces scuffled with protesters as they sought to prevent lawmakers from attending a session of parliament on Tuesday, continuing a month-long wave of demonstrations against politicians blamed for taking Lebanon toward economic collap…
Lebanese parliament session postponed: statement
A Lebanese parliamentary session set for Tuesday was postponed until a time that will be decided later, a statement from the legislature said, citing that a quorum was not reached.
Kashmir shutdown caused losses of more than $1 billion, trade body says
Economic losses in Kashmir have run well over a billion dollars since India revoked its autonomy and statehood in August, the main trade body in the Himalayan region said, adding that it planned to sue the government for damages.
Lebanese parliament session expected to be postponed: parliamentary sources
A Lebanese parliament session is expected to be postponed on Tuesday because protests had prevented MPs from arriving, two parliamentary sources said, torpedoing the first session since demonstrations against the ruling elite erupted on Oct. 17.
U.S. breaks off defense cost talks amid South Korea backlash over $5 billion demand
The United States on Tuesday broke off talks on increasing South Korea’s share of the cost of hosting a U.S. military contingent after the two sides failed to narrow differences in a row that has raised questions about the U.S. deployment.
Russian court rejects appeal by ex-U.S. Marine held on spying charges: Ifax
A Russian court on Tuesday ruled to keep former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan in custody facing spying charges after it rejected his appeal against the extension of his detention until late December, Interfax news agency reported.
