Uganda protests police killing of two nationals in Rwanda
Uganda on Tuesday protested to Rwanda over the killing of two of its nationals by Rwandan security personnel and demanded that they be punished in a further sign of fraying relations between the neighboring states.
Lebanon’s Aoun says found Hariri hesitant about being PM
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Tuesday he had found outgoing Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri hesitant about taking the job again and he backed a cabinet mixing technocrats and politicians.
Egypt seeks to parry rights criticism after mass arrests
Egypt has been trying to deflect criticism of its human rights record and prison conditions ahead of a U.N. review in Geneva on Wednesday that comes in the wake of thousands of new arrests.
Some 10,000 Islamic State detainees in Syria ‘ticking time-bomb’: senior State Dept official
Around 10,000 Islamic State detainees and their families in nearby camps in northeastern Syria present a big security risk, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday, even though the U.S.-allied Kurdish militia was fully capable of keeping the…
Pompeo ‘deplored’ the death toll at protests in phone call with Iraqi PM: State Dept
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi “deplored the death toll” among protesters due to the crackdown of the Iraqi government and urged him to take immediate steps to address demonstrators’ deman…
UK Conservative Party hit by cyber attack ahead of election: two sources
Britain’s governing Conservative Party was hit by a cyber attack on Tuesday which tried to force its website offline, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Hong Kong universities become ‘battlefields’ as citywide violence spreads
Police in Hong Kong battled pro-democracy protesters at several university campuses in sometimes savage clashes, as parts of the city were paralyzed including Hong Kong’s Central financial district that was tear-gassed for a second day running.
Bolivian unions threaten strike if peace and order not restored in 24 hours
Bolivia’s main federation of worker unions on Tuesday warned it would hold an indefinite strike and mobilize its members to the highland capital of La Paz if the country’s political and civic leaders do not restore constitutional order and peace within…
Trump says U.S. has eye on Baghdadi’s third in command
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States knows the location of the third in command to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who killed himself last month during a U.S.-led raid.
Poland’s opposition wins speaker seat in upper house of parliament
The Polish opposition secured the post of Senate speaker in a parliamentary vote on Tuesday seen as a test of its ability to retain control of the upper house after winning it in an Oct. 13 general election.
