Hardline Iranian cleric Raisi gets second powerful job in a week: IRNA
Hardline Iranian cleric Ebrahim Raisi was elected on Tuesday as deputy chief of the Assembly of Experts, the clerical body responsible for choosing the country’s Supreme Leader, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.
China should release Taiwan activist, says U.S. religious freedom envoy
The U.S. ambassador for religious freedom on Tuesday called for the release of a Taiwan activist jailed in China, saying the case was highly concerning to the U.S. government.
China lawmakers urge freeing up family planning as birth rates plunge
Delegates to China’s parliament are urging the overhaul or even scrapping of controversial family planning rules and say radical steps are needed to “liberate fertility” and reverse a decline in births and a rapidly shrinking workforce.
Singapore, Australia, China, Indonesia ground Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 as concerns mount
Singapore and Australia suspended operations of all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in and out of their airports on Tuesday, and Indonesia and China grounded their fleets of the U.S. planemaker’ s latest model after it suffered a second fatal crash in less tha…
Australia suspends Boeing 737 MAX flights
Australia’s civil aviation safety authority suspended Boeing Co 737 MAX aircraft from flying to or from Australia, following fatal crashes involving the U.S. planemaker’s latest model in Indonesia and Ethiopia.
U.S.-backed SDF says 38 Islamic State fighters killed in enclave
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Tuesday 38 Islamic State fighters were killed in a U.S.-backed offensive against the jihadists’ only remaining enclave in eastern Syria, after the area was pounded in a bombardment overnight.
UK Labour’s Corbyn says May’s Brexit deal not even close to changes promised
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s assurances on her Brexit divorce deal are not even close to the changes that she promised lawmakers, opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Tuesday.
Polls show Indonesian president holds lead ahead of April election
With just over a month to go to an Indonesian election, President Joko Widodo holds a double-digit lead over his challenger, retired general Prabowo Subianto, according to an opinion poll released this week.
Singapore, China, Indonesia ground Boeing’s 737 MAX 8 as concerns mount
Singapore suspended operations of all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in and out of Changi airport on Tuesday, and Indonesia and China grounded their fleets of the U.S. planemaker’ s latest model after it suffered a second fatal crash in less than five months….
U.S. to withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela
The United States will withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela this week, the U.S. State Department said late on Monday, citing the deteriorating situation in the country after months of political unrest.
