Iran president hits at Trump for recognizing Golan Heights as Israeli: IRNA
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani criticized U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday for recognizing the Golan Heights as part of Israel and said the move was against international law.
Around 1.85 million people affected by cyclone in Mozambique: U.N.
About 1.85 million people have now been affected by Cyclone Idai and its aftermath in Mozambique alone, U.N. humanitarian agency OCHA said on Tuesday, as aid workers raced to fathom the scale of the disaster and determine what help is most urgently nee…
Factbox: Cyclone Idai kills 686, displaces hundreds of thousands
Hundreds of thousands of people are in need of food, water and shelter after Cyclone Idai battered Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Head of UK Conservative eurosceptics: it’s May’s deal or no Brexit
The leader of a faction in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party demanding a clean break from the European Union said there was a clear choice now facing lawmakers: back the government’s divorce deal or risk no Brexit at all.
Israel-Hamas fighting abates along Gaza border, but tensions high
Cross-border fighting between Israel and Hamas abated on Tuesday after a day of Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli air strikes, but tensions remained high with Israeli forces massed along the Gaza frontier.
Thailand’s murky election aftermath poses risk to cooling economy
Delays in final results from Thailand’s first election in five years have added to uncertainties facing the slowing economy,
Russia’s Putin to discuss Golan Heights with Lebanon’s president
Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the U.S. decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights with Lebanon’s president at talks in Moscow later on Tuesday, the Kremlin said.
Austria rejects EU criticism of cuts to child benefits abroad
Austria has rejected European Union criticism of its decision to cut benefits payments for some children living abroad, saying the policy just recognizes that there are lower living costs in other countries.
Australia’s One Nation party accused of seeking NRA money
Australia’s nationalist One Nation party allegedly sought millions of dollars from the U.S. gun lobby and discussed weakening the country’s strict gun control laws with the U.S. National Rifle Association (NRA), Al Jazeera reported.
New Zealand bridge washed away in severe storm
A motorway bridge over a New Zealand river was washed away in a severe rain storm on Tuesday, prompting the authorities to declare a state of emergency.
