NATO calls on Russia to destroy new missile, warns of response
NATO urged Russia on Tuesday to destroy a new missile before an August deadline and save a treaty that keeps land-based nuclear warheads out of Europe or face a more determined alliance response in the region.
British PM hopeful Johnson rules out any new Brexit extension
Boris Johnson, the favorite to become next prime minister, categorically ruled out on Tuesday any new extension to the date of Britain’s departure from the European Union, saying he would not rest until Brexit happened on Oct. 31.
Turkey will lose F-35 warplane if Russia arms deal goes ahead, U.S. says
The United States will stop Turkish forces flying and developing its F-35 stealth jets if Ankara goes ahead with the purchase of a Russian air defense system, the U.S. envoy to NATO said on Tuesday.
U.S. to solicit funds for Middle East peace plan in Bahrain, though details remain vague
The Trump administration launches its Israeli-Palestinian peace plan on Tuesday with a bid to drum up $50 billion dollars to fund investment in the region, although the political details remain a secret and Palestinians have already denounced the appro…
Iran says U.S. sanctions on Khamenei mean end of diplomacy
New U.S. sanctions against Iran’s supreme leader and foreign minister have closed off diplomacy, Iran said on Tuesday, blaming the United States for abandoning the only route to peace just days after the two foes came within minutes of conflict.
Russia’s Lavrov says situation around Iran headed toward dangerous scenario
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday the situation around Iran was developing toward a dangerous scenario, the RIA news agency reported.
Malaysia shuts nearly 500 schools in second episode of toxic fumes
Malaysia has ordered nearly 500 schools and kindergartens to close until Thursday, after dozens of people were hospitalized with symptoms suggesting they breathed toxic fumes, possibly from industrial waste, the second such incident this year.
Putin aide: downed U.S. drone was in Iranian airspace
Russia has military intelligence that shows that a U.S. drone was in Iranian air space when it was shot down by Iran last week, Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said on Tuesday.
At U.N. rights forum, Xinjiang vice-governor defends centers for Uighurs
The vice-governor of China’s Xinjiang region responded to international criticism of state-run detention camps on Tuesday by saying they were vocational centers which had helped to “save” people from extremist influences.
Turkish court releases U.S. Consulate worker from house arrest
A Turkish court ruled on Tuesday to release U.S. Consulate employee Nazmi Mete Canturk from house arrest on health grounds but said he could not leave the country during his trial.
