Four dead as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey: coast guard
Four people, including a baby, died early on Tuesday morning when a dinghy carrying migrants sank off the northwestern coast of Ayvacik in Turkey, the Turkish coast guard said.
Bahrain regrets U.S. decision on Golan Heights: foreign ministry
Bahrain said on Tuesday it regretted the U.S. decision to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights and called for the respect of international laws.
Preliminary report on Ethiopian Airlines crash ‘very likely’ released this week: Transport Ministry
The preliminary report on the March 10 Ethiopian Airlines crash will very likely be released this week, Ethiopia’s transport ministry spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday.
Monitor says Thai election campaign ‘heavily tilted’ to benefit junta
The run-up to Thailand’s weekend vote was “heavily tilted” to benefit a party close to the ruling military junta, an Asian election monitor said on Tuesday, criticizing a messy ballot-counting process that created mistrust.
Israel, Hamas trade blows as Gaza tensions simmer
Gaza militants fired rockets into southern Israel and Israeli aircraft carried out strikes in the Hamas-ruled territory overnight Tuesday, though the level of violence appeared to abate after Palestinians said a ceasefire had been reached.
Unpredictable election makes Ukraine’s friends wary
Ukraine’s Western backers fear the country’s next president may prove unwilling or unable to accelerate reforms they have spent five years investing in, whoever it turns out to be.
French Muslim group sues Facebook, YouTube over footage of Christchurch massacre
One of the main groups representing Muslims in France said on Monday it was suing Facebook and YouTube, accusing them of inciting violence by allowing the streaming of footage of the Christchurch massacre on their platforms.
Exclusive: Russia, China tells U.N. they sent home over half North Korean workers in 2018
Russia sent home nearly two-thirds of some 30,000 North Koreans working there during 2018 and China repatriated more than half, but did not specify a figure, according to unpublished reports by Moscow and Beijing to the United Nations Security Council….
South Korea’s new unification minister seeks ‘creative solution’ to North Korea: U.S. stalemate
South Korea’s nominee for unification minister said on Tuesday he will seek a creative solution so that North Korea and the United States can meet again soon.
Mexican president asks Spain to apologize for actions during conquest
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said on Monday he had asked the Spanish government and Pope Francis to apologize to indigenous Mexicans for wrongs committed during the Spanish conquest some 500 years ago.
