China heaps pressure on Taiwan president after poll defeat
Chinese state media heaped pressure on Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday after her ruling pro-independence party suffered heavy defeats in local elections at the weekend, as party officials sought to work out what went wrong.
Russia says it has no missiles violating nuclear arms pact with U.S.
Russia’s foreign ministry on Monday denied having any missiles that violate the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces arms control treaty that the United States has said it plans to quit because of violations by Moscow.
UAE pardons British academic sentenced to life for spying: WAM
The United Arab Emirates on Monday pardoned a British academic jailed for life on spying charges, granting his family’s request for clemency minutes after showing a video of him purportedly confessing to being a member of Britain’s intelligence agency …
‘Fantastic news’: Britain welcomes UAE pardon for jailed academic
Britain said it was grateful to the United Arab Emirates on Monday after it pardoned a British academic jailed on spying charges.
Turkish police inspecting villa in Yalova in Khashoggi investigation: media
Turkish police are carrying out inspections at a villa in the northwestern province of Yalova in relation to the investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the state-run Anadolu news agency and other media said on Monday.
Russia reopens Kerch Strait to shipping after standoff with Ukraine
Russia reopened the Kerch Strait near Crimea to shipping in the early hours of Monday morning after firing on and seizing three Ukrainian naval ships a day earlier, a move that triggered a dangerous new crisis between the two countries.
Wife of UK academic jailed in UAE welcomes pardon, wants him home soon
The wife of British academic Matthew Hedges welcomed his pardon by the United Arab Emirates on Monday and said she could not wait for him to get back home.
Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns ‘Russian aggression’ in Azov Sea
Russia has breached international rules through its aggressive behavior toward Ukrainian naval ships in the Azov Sea, Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday.
Afghanistan considering delaying April presidential election
Afghan authorities are considering postponing a presidential election scheduled for April 20 next year, officials said, following heavy criticism of the chaotic organization of parliamentary elections last month.
UAE shows purported confession video of jailed UK academic
The United Arab Emirates on Monday showed a purported confession video of a British academic jailed for life on spying charges as evidence against him, despite his family’s appeal for clemency and a strong diplomatic push by the UK.
