China says discusses with Pakistan ‘new changes’ in Afghanistan situation
Senior Chinese and Pakistani diplomats discussed on Tuesday “new changes” to the situation in Afghanistan, China’s foreign ministry said, amid plans by the United States to withdraw about half of the 14,000 U.S. troops based in the country.
Manbij roadmap to be completed by end of U.S. withdrawal from Syria: Anadolu citing minister
Turkey and the United States have agreed to complete their agreement on the Syrian town of Manbij by the time the full U.S. withdrawal from Syria is completed, the state-owned Anadolu news agency cited the foreign minister as saying on Tuesday.
Rouhani presents Iranian budget, says U.S. sanctions to hit lives, growth
President Hassan Rouhani presented a state budget of 4,700 trillion rials to parliament on Tuesday, saying U.S. sanctions would affect Iranians’ lives and economic growth but not bring the government to its knees.
Turkey determined to cross east of Euphrates as soon as possible, Hurriyet cites foreign minister
Turkey is determined to cross to the east of the Euphrates river in northern Syria as soon as possible, Ankara’s foreign minister was quoted as saying on Tuesday, after the proposed military campaign was delayed by the U.S. withdrawal.
Rouhani presents Iran budget, says U.S. sanctions to hit lives, growth
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday presented a $47 billion state budget, about a third of it consisting of subsidies for low income groups, saying U.S. sanctions would affect people’s lives and economic growth but not bring the government to it…
Attack on government building in Afghan capital leaves 43 dead: official
Afghan authorities on Tuesday collected 43 bodies from a government compound in the capital Kabul that was targeted by a suicide bomber and extremists armed with assault rifles on Monday, officials said.
Indonesian rescuers use drones, sniffer dogs as tsunami death toll rises
Indonesian rescuers on Tuesday used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of Java hit by a series of tsunamis that killed at least 373 people, warning more victims are expected to be uncovered as the search exp…
Factbox: Indonesia regularly hit by quakes and tsunamis
A tsunami killed at least 62 people on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra and injured hundreds following an underwater landslide caused by a volcanic eruption on Saturday, the disaster mitigation agency said.
U.S. border wall no match for Mexican girl’s Santa wish list
A balloon launched by a Mexican girl and carrying her Santa present list floated over the U.S. border wall and was found by an Arizona man who granted the 8-year-old’s Christmas wishes.
Mexican governor, senator husband killed in helicopter crash
A Mexican governor and her senator husband were killed on Monday in a helicopter crash near the city of Puebla in central Mexico, the government said, just days after she had taken office following a bitterly contested election.
