U.N. to deliver food aid to 4.1 million in Zimbabwe, fears ‘major crisis’
The United Nations said on Tuesday it was procuring food assistance for 4.1 million Zimbabweans, a quarter of the population in a country where shortages are being exacerbated by runaway inflation and climate-induced drought.
NATO’s chief cannot promise to heal rift with Turkey by end of London summit
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday it was not right to question the Western alliance’s security guarantee but that he was working to solve a dispute with Turkey over allied plans to defend the Baltics.
Bethlehem set for a Happy Christmas: more rooms, more inns and part of its manger back
As the Christmas decorations go up in Manger Square, Bethlehem is preparing for its best Christmas for two decades, the town’s mayor and hoteliers say.
Trump says North Korea’s Kim sure ‘likes sending rockets up’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he still had confidence in North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but noted that Kim “likes sending rockets up, doesn’t he?”
Poland’s Duda says hopes to agree with Turkey to unblock NATO plans
Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday he had spoken to Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdorgan about NATO military plans that Ankara is blocking for the Baltics and Poland, saying that he hoped for a solution.
Trump says Congress censure over Ukraine would be unacceptable
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday angrily denounced talk among some U.S. lawmakers of censuring him as an alternative to impeachment, saying he finds the concept unacceptable.
Lebanon’s president says coming days will bring positive developments: Al Manar
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun said that the coming days will bring “positive developments”, Lebanese broadcaster Al Manara reported on Tuesday.
Trump says Iran is killing thousands for protesting
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Iran was killing thousands of people for protesting and urged the world to take more notice.
Iran arrests group planning unrest at Tehran universities: Intelligence Ministry
Leaders of a group planning unrest at universities in Tehran this weekend have been arrested, Iranian authorities said on Tuesday, adding that many of the 2,021 people detained in the area around the capital in unrest last month were released.
Malaysia pushes for two-term limit for prime ministers
Malaysia’s government on Tuesday tabled a parliamentary bill seeking to set a two-term limit for the premiership, as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s administration seeks to fulfil an election pledge aimed at preventing potential abuses of power.
