Russia says Kurdish fighters have left Syrian border area as deadline expires
Syrian Kurdish fighters completed their withdrawal from a strip of land on the Syrian-Turkish border ahead of a Tuesday evening deadline agreed between Moscow and Ankara, Russia’s defense minister said.
Britain spins toward Christmas election in bid to break Brexit deadlock
Britain was heading toward its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bet on breaking the Brexit deadlock with an early ballot gained support from opposition parties on Tuesday.
EU’s Tusk says Brexit delay to January 31 ‘may be the last one’
The outgoing European Union chairman, Donald Tusk, said on Tuesday the bloc formally approved delaying Brexit to the end of January, 2020.
German foreign minister says hopes resignation of Lebanese PM will not undermine stability
Germany hopes the resignation of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri will not undermine the country’s stability, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday.
Islamic State silent on Baghdadi death as it searches for successor
Islamic State supporters have responded with silence and disbelief days after the death of their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, suggesting a breakdown in the command structure of the Sunni militant group trying to agree on a successor.
For Yazidis, Baghdadi’s death ‘doesn’t feel like justice yet’
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s death will mean nothing to 19-year-old rape victim Jamila unless the Islamic State militants who enslaved her are brought to justice.
Canada’s Trudeau takes first step to rebuild cabinet after election blow
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday took the first formal step to creating a new cabinet after his ruling Liberals lost their parliamentary majority in elections last week, leaving him reliant on opposition parties to govern.
EU lawmakers visit Kashmir as stone pelting protests resume
European Union lawmakers on Tuesday began the first visit by a foreign delegation to Indian Kashmir since New Delhi revoked the region’s autonomy in August, and stone-throwing protests resumed after a weeks-long lull, officials said.
Iraqi protesters pack Baghdad square as anti-government movement gathers momentum
Tens of thousands of Iraqis packed Baghdad’s Tahrir Square on Tuesday for a fifth day of protests, spurred on by reports of security forces shooting dead protesters in Kerbala overnight and the prime minister’s refusal to call early elections.
Lebanon’s Aoun will not request caretaker cabinet on Tuesday: source
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun is studying Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri’s resignation letter and will not issue a request for the cabinet to take on a caretaker role on Tuesday, a source in the presidency said.
