Iran satellite launch, which U.S. warned against, fails
Iran’s bid to launch a satellite has failed, Telecoms Minister Mohammad Javad Azari-Jahromi said on Tuesday, after it ignored U.S. warnings to avoid such activity.
Turkey orders arrest of nearly 200 people over suspected Gulen ties, Hurriyet says
Turkey ordered the arrest of 192 people over suspected links to the network of the U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating an attempted coup in 2016, the Hurriyet newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Greek PM set to win confidence vote after centrist lawmaker breaks ranks: sources
Greece’s Alexis Tsipras is set to win a confidence vote on Wednesday after winning the support of an opposition centrist lawmaker who broke ranks with his party, a source said, giving the prime minister the 151 votes he needs.
China hits back at Canadian criticism of drug smuggler death sentence
China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said it was strongly dissatisfied after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused China of “arbitrarily” sentencing a Canadian to death for drug smuggling.
Labour’s Benn withdraws amendment to reject May’s Brexit deal: Sky News
Labour MP Hilary Benn is withdrawing his House of Commons amendment to reject Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement with the European Union and a ‘no-deal’ Brexit, Sky News reported on Tuesday.
Tokyo court denies request for Nissan Ghosn’s release on bail
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday denied former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s request for release on bail after his indictment last week on two new charges, including for aggravated breach of trust.
Canadian sentenced to death in China for drugs will appeal: lawyer
A Canadian man sentenced to death in China for drug smuggling will appeal the verdict, his lawyer said on Tuesday, arguing that the court should not have increased his sentence given no new evidence had been introduced during his retrial.
Strike by thousands of junior New Zealand doctors cripples hospitals
Nearly 80 percent of junior doctors across New Zealand walked off the job at public hospitals on Tuesday after a breakdown in union talks with the government over working conditions and wages.
Hundreds of Hondurans set off toward United States in new caravan
Hundreds of Honduran migrants began the long trek north on Monday, part of new U.S.-bound caravan that hopes to succeed even as a previous wave of Central Americans were unable to quickly enter the United States.
Chinese media rejects suggestion death for Canadian drug smuggler a pressure tactic
China is not putting pressure on Canada by sentencing a Canadian to death for drug smuggling, and any suggestion it was doing so showed “rude contempt” of China’s law, its state media said.
