Ex-Kazakhstan leader proposes Russia-Ukraine presidents meet in bid to ease conflict
Kazakhstan’s former president Nursultan Nazarbayev is trying to arrange a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy, whose countries are at odds over the war between Kiev and pro-Russian separatists in eastern U…
Netanyahu says Israel-Gaza fighting ‘could take time’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said fighting with Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants that erupted after Israel killed their top field commander in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday could prove protracted.
Aircraft fight Sydney blaze as Australians reel from bushfires
Fires raged across a swathe of Australia’s east coast on Tuesday, destroying some homes and shrouding Sydney in smoke from a blaze authorities fear they will be unable to control until next week.
Three dead in Thai court shooting as ex-policeman fires on accusers
An ex-policeman killed two people in a Thai court before being shot dead by police after he opened fire on two plaintiffs, and their lawyers, who had accused him of laying false charges and giving false testimony, police said on Tuesday.
Indonesia urges public to report civil servants over ‘radical’ content
Indonesia launched a website on Tuesday that would allow the public to report “radical” content posted by civil servants, as authorities in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country push to combat hardline Islamist ideology permeating government.
China says World Bank report ‘clarifies truth’ on Xinjiang programmes
China responded on Tuesday to a decision by the World Bank to reduce funding for vocational training centers in the troubled western region of Xinjiang, by saying the bank’s review of its projects had “clarified the truth”.
Turkey’s Erdogan says talks with EU may end over Cyprus sanctions
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the European Union’s decision to sanction Turkey over drilling off the coast of Cyprus could disrupt talks with the bloc, and he warned that Turkey could send captured Islamic State fighters to Europe.
Iraq’s elite rallies around Iran-backed plan to hang on to power
Iraq’s ruling parties appear to have rallied behind a strategy, blessed by Iran, to try to survive a mass anti-government uprising by containing protests on the streets of Baghdad while offering a package of political reforms and elections next year.
Financial Times editor Barber to step down after 14 years in charge
Lionel Barber will step down as the editor of the Financial Times in January, ending a 14-year tenure that was marked by the sale of the newspaper to Japan’s Nikkei and a huge push to online subscription.
Aircraft fight Sydney blaze as Australians take shelter from intense bushfires
Tens of thousands of Australians took shelter on Tuesday after authorities warned it was too late for them to leave their homes as bushfires raged across a vast area of the country’s east coast and shrouded Sydney in smoke.
