Retired U.S. Marine held in Russia for spying is innocent: family
A retired U.S. marine who has been detained by Russia for alleged spying was visiting Moscow for the wedding of a former fellow marine and is innocent of the espionage charges against him, his family said.
Trump and Egypt’s Sisi discuss Middle East in phone call
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed the stability of the Middle East with U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call on Tuesday night, a spokesman for the Egyptian presidency said.
Peru’s Vizcarra vows to fight graft after turn in Odebrecht case
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra on Tuesday denounced a surprise decision by Peru’s top prosecutor to remove two key investigators responsible for probing the massive graft scandal triggered by Brazilian builder Odebrecht.
Bolsonaro: Brazil ‘liberated from socialism’ with him in power
Brazil’s newly inaugurated far-right President Jair Bolsonaro said in his address to the nation on Tuesday that his country had been “liberated from socialism and political correctness” now that he has taken power.
Kim ready to meet Trump ‘anytime’, but warns of ‘new path’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday he is ready to meet U.S. President Donald Trump again at anytime to achieve their common goal of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, but warned he may have to take an alternative path if U.S. sanctions a…
Trump congratulates Brazil’s President Bolsonaro
U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Brazil’s newly inaugurated far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday, telling him on Twitter that “the U.S.A. is with you!”
EU, U.S. denounce Bangladesh election violence, irregularities
Western powers condemned election day violence in Bangladesh and described a range of other irregularities that marred a vote in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s alliance secured more than 90 percent of parliamentary seats.
Brazil’s new President Bolsonaro vows to ‘strengthen democracy’
Right-wing nationalist Jair Bolsonaro took office as Brazil’s president on Tuesday, vowing to crack down on rampant political corruption and bring an end to the economic mismanagement of previous leftist governments.
Gunmen attack security base in Pakistan’s Balochistan province
Gunmen attacked a security forces’ training base in the restive southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan on Tuesday, setting off a gunbattle in which at least four members of the security forces and four attackers were killed, officials said.
Brazil inaugurates far-right firebrand Bolsonaro as president
Right-wing nationalist Jair Bolsonaro, who has vowed to crack down on political corruption, violent crime and ignite a moribund economy with deregulation and fiscal discipline, was sworn in as Brazil’s president on Tuesday.
