Ex-Vatican treasurer Pell to learn fate on child sex offences appeal
Jailed former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell will head to court on Wednesday to hear the outcome of his appeal against child sex offense convictions, and if he wins he could immediately walk free.
Yemen’s Houthis down U.S. drone in Dhamar governorate: spokesman
Yemen’s Houthi movement’s air defenses on Wednesday downed a United States drone MQ-9 in Dhamar governorate, southeast of the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, the group’s Al-Masirah TV quoted the group’s military spokesman as saying.
Canada says it will not help ‘Jihadi Jack’ come to the country
Canadian Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said on Tuesday the government would not help Jack Letts – dubbed “Jihadi Jack” by the media – come to Canada from the Kurdish prison where he is being held.
Migrants disembark Open Arms NGO ship in Italian port of Lampedusa
Nearly one hundred migrants who had been stranded on the Open Arms charity ship off the coast of Lampedusa started coming off the boat and onto the Italian island on Tuesday night.
UN postpones conference on torture after rights groups’ criticism
The United Nations has postponed a conference in Cairo on torture that was to take place in September following criticism from rights groups that say torture is rampant in Egypt.
U.S. will act if tanker carrying Iranian oil delivers oil: Pompeo
The United States will take every action it can to prevent an Iranian tanker from delivering oil to Syria in contravention of U.S. sanctions, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned on Tuesday.
State Dept approves possible $8 billion fighter jet sale to Taiwan: Pentagon
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Tuesday in an official notification to Congress.
Open Arms ship to be seized by Italian prosecutor, migrants to disembark
An Italian prosecutor ordered on Tuesday the seizure of the Open Arms migrant ship and the evacuation of the migrants on board, ending a prolonged stand-off between the Spanish charity and the government in Rome.
Pompeo warns of ‘new turmoil’ if U.N. arms embargo on Iran lifted in 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed the international community on Tuesday to work out how to stop Iran from being “unshackled to create new turmoil” when a United Nations arms embargo on the country and a travel ban on the head of Iran’s elite …
State Department approves possible $8 billion fighter jet sale to Taiwan: Pentagon
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Tuesday in an official notification to Congress.
