Iran president says there is video footage of attack on Iranian tanker
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said an Iranian tanker damaged in the Red Sea on Friday had been hit by at least two rockets, and there is video footage of the incident.
Indian-born Nobel prize-winner comes from ‘family of economists’
Indian politicians and academics cheered the Nobel economics prize awarded on Monday to Indian-born American Abhijit Banerjee, whose proud mother told visitors crowding into her apartment that he came from “a family of economists”.
Putin aide: Turkish operation ‘not exactly’ compatible with Syria’s territorial integrity
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Monday that Turkey’s military incursion into northern Syria was “not exactly” compatible with Syria’s territorial integrity.
Factbox: The Kurdish struggle for rights and land
Syrian Kurdish forces, scrambling to push back a Turkish invasion, have reached a deal with Damascus for Syrian army troops to deploy near the Turkish border, throwing into question the future of their region.
Iran urges diplomacy to lower tensions, but decries tanker incident
Iran on Monday urged regional powers to use diplomacy to reduce tensions including Yemen’s war, but cautioned that an Iranian tanker damaged in the Red Sea last week had been hit by rockets and there would have to be consequences.
Climate change activists target BlackRock in London
Climate activists targeted BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, in London on Monday, demanding that major financial institutions starve fossil fuel companies of the money they need to build new mines, wells and pipelines.
Canada’s Trudeau, in tight election fight, says only he can stand up to Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who looks set to lose his majority after an Oct. 21 election, on Monday said he needed a strong government to continue standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Hailing ‘new revolution’, political outsider Saied set to be Tunisia’s president
Kais Saied, a political outsider who is backed by leftists and Islamists and wants to remake national politics, is set to become Tunisia’s president after his opponent conceded defeat in Sunday’s election.
Timeline: Tunisia’s bumpy path to democracy
Tunisians have elected retired law professor Kais Saied as president, rejecting the North African country’s old governing elite.
With U.S. letdown, Syrian Kurdish leaders lose bargaining chip
A U.S. pullback from Syria has cost Kurdish leaders bargaining power with Damascus in their bid to secure their autonomy and left their fate hinging on its ally Russia.
