Turkey cannot accept Trump adviser’s comments on Kurdish fighters, Erdogan says
Turkey cannot accept recent comments from U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser that Ankara must agree to protect Washington’s Kurdish allies in Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
Court orders Indian government to reinstate top cop
India’s highest court ordered the government on Tuesday to reinstate the head of the country’s top crime fighting bureau, who was suspended in October along with his deputy after they accused each other of bribery and interfering in investigations.
France says no discussion with Britain on pushing back Brexit
French and British leaders did not discuss extending the “Article 50” process for Britain’s exit from the European Union when they spoke last week, France’s Europe Minister Nathalie Loiseau said on Tuesday.
Turkey, U.S. had productive discussion on Syria withdrawal: U.S. official
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton and his Turkish counterpart Ibrahim Kalin had a productive discussion regarding the United States’ decision to withdraw from Syria, a spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council said on Tuesday.
Peru attorney general to quit amid Odebrecht graft investigation
Peru Attorney General Pedro Chavarry said he would resign on Tuesday amid a mounting public outcry over his handling of the high-profile corruption investigation involving Brazilian builder Odebrecht.
Father of Saudi teen asylum seeker in Thailand, seeks meeting
The father of an 18-year-old Saudi woman asylum seeker who fled to Thailand saying she feared her family would kill her, has arrived in Bangkok and wants to meet his daughter, Thailand’s immigration chief said on Tuesday.
Iran minister says EU trade arrangement moving slowly, talking to India, China
Iran’s foreign minister said on Tuesday the European Union was moving more slower than expected in facilitating non-dollar trade with Tehran to circumvent U.S. sanctions, forcing it to explore avenues with other nations.
Iran hopes India will seek fresh waiver from U.S. sanctions: deputy foreign min
Iran hopes India will strive to get another waiver from U.S. sanctions as New Delhi plans to continue buying oil from Tehran, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for economic diplomacy Gholamreza Ansari said on Tuesday.
India’s Supreme Court clears way for reopening Vedanta’s copper smelter
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Vedanta to reopen its south Indian copper smelter by refusing to stay an order from the country’s environmental court, the company’s lawyer said.
North Korea’s Kim in China after warning of alternate path to Trump talks
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is visiting China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, only days after warning he may take an alternative path if the United States does not ease sanctions and pressure on his country.
