Netanyahu warns Iran it is within range of Israeli air strikes, citing Iranian threats
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned Iran on Tuesday that it is within range of Israeli air strikes, citing what he described as Iranian threats to destroy Israel.
Determined to reach Europe, migrants defy Morocco’s crackdown
Senegalese migrant Ismail, 26, is back in the forests around the northern Moroccan port of Tangier, not long after being stopped there by authorities and bussed 872 kilometers south in an attempt to stop him reaching Europe.
U.S., Taliban talks end after rival Afghans agree on ‘roadmap for peace’
The U.S. special envoy for peace in Afghanistan wound up on Tuesday the seventh round of talks he has held with the Taliban in Qatar, after signs of progress in efforts to end the longest war the United States has ever fought.
Short-sighted policies stall Balkans’ integration into EU: Erdogan
Short-sighted anti-immigrant populism in some European Union member states has blocked the integration of Western Balkan countries into the EU, weakening the region’s stability, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
Germany, France, UK, EU urge Iran to revert to upholding nuclear deal
The foreign ministers of Germany, France, Britain and the European Union said on Tuesday that they were concerned about Iran scaling up its uranium enrichment and urged Tehran to revert to upholding the 2015 nuclear deal.
Calls for justice, intervention as Philippines buries drug war’s youngest known victim
One by one, a mother and her children splash holy water over a white coffin barely a meter long. On the dirt floor beneath it lies a pair of tiny pink slippers.
Trump blasts ‘foolish’ UK PM May and her ‘wacky’ envoy over leaked memos
U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at “foolish” British Prime Minister Theresa May and her “wacky” Washington ambassador on Tuesday, stepping up a tirade against a close ally whose envoy had branded his administration inept.
China’s Xi tells officials not to be lazy and ‘spend whole day eating’
Chinese officials must not use the fight against corruption as an excuse to sit around and do nothing, idling their time away and “spending the whole day eating”, President Xi Jinping told a meeting of senior Communist Party leaders on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka police chief, ex-defense secretary released on bail in Easter attacks case
Sri Lanka’s police chief and former defense secretary were released on bail on Tuesday, a week after they were arrested over allegations that they failed to prevent the Easter Day bomb attacks that killed more than 250 people.
Australian student released from North Korea says spy charges ‘obviously’ false
The Australian student released last week after being detained in North Korea said on Tuesday Pyongyang’s accusation that he was a spy was “pretty obviously” false.
