Blaze kills nine in Paris apartment block, woman arrested
Flames tore through an apartment block in Paris, killing at least nine people in the early hours of Tuesday, after what prosecutors said looked like an arson attack.
Iran criticizes Greece, Italy for not buying its oil despite U.S. waivers
Iran’s oil minister on Tuesday criticized Greece and Italy for not buying its oil despite U.S. waivers and said they had not offered Tehran any explanation for their decision.
Turkey’s Erdogan says no satisfactory plan with U.S. on north Syria safe zone
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he had not yet seen an acceptable plan for the creation of a safe zone in northeastern Syria, three weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested establishing the zone.
Kazakh president’s office says snap election not expected
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s office on Tuesday dismissed reports that he was planning for a snap election after he sought clarification on a clause in the constitution covering the length of his term.
Facebook targets ‘dangerous’ armed groups in latest Myanmar bans
Facebook has banned four insurgent groups fighting against Myanmar’s military from its social network, the company said on Tuesday, saying it wanted to prevent offline harm by removing groups it branded “dangerous organisations”.
Indian opposition parties plan common economic blueprint to unseat Modi
An alliance of regional parties in India is working on a combined economic plan, one of its leaders said, in the latest sign that Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces an increasingly united opposition in the upcoming general election.
Russia must develop new missiles to counter U.S. before 2021: RIA cites defense minister
Russia must develop a new land-based cruise missile and a new land-based hypersonic missile before 2021 to respond to Washington’s planned exit from a nuclear arms control pact, the RIA news agency cited the defense minister as saying on Tuesday.
Italy coalition agrees EU Minister Savona should be Consob chief: sources
Italy’s coalition parties, the League and 5-Star Movement, have agreed that euro-sceptic EU Affairs Minister Paolo Savona should be the next head of Consob, the country’s market watchdog, League sources said on Tuesday.
Tens of thousands pack stadium for first papal mass on Arabian Peninsula
Tens of thousands of Catholics and several thousand Muslims attended an unprecedented public celebration of Mass on Tuesday by Pope Francis, the first pontiff in history to visit the Arabian Peninsula.
Saudis launch office to keep up corruption fight after crackdown
Saudi Arabia has launched a new office to monitor state spending, saying it would help keep up the fight against corruption after the closing of a 15-month crackdown, state media reported.
