Maldives’ top court clears way for ex-leader’s return
The Maldives’ Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed exiled former president Mohamed Nasheed’s 13-year jail sentence on terrorism charges, allowing him to go home this week.
Conservative Merz confirms he will run to succeed Merkel as CDU leader
German conservative Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday he would run to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel as leader of the Christian Democrats at a party conference in December.
Erdogan vows to crush U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters east of Euphrates in Syria
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Tuesday to crush Kurdish fighters east of the Euphrates river in Syria, announcing a major military operation against U.S. allies in an area where Washington supports them with troops on the ground.
U.S. Navy chief says U.S, China to ‘meet more and more on high seas’
Chief of U.S. Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson said on Tuesday the United States and China “will meet each other more and more on the high seas” after a Chinese warship came close to a U.S. ship in the disputed South China Sea.
Angry Sri Lankans rally to support ousted PM, denounce ‘coup’
More than 10,000 protesting supporters of Sri Lanka’s ousted prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, brought parts of the capital, Colombo, to a standstill on Tuesday as political turmoil on the island entered its fifth day.
Turkish prosecutor asked Saudi who sent Khashoggi’s killers: Erdogan
The Turkish prosecutor looking into the death of Jamal Khashoggi has asked Saudi Arabia’s prosecutor to say who sent the team involved in the journalist’s killing, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to begin Rohingya repatriation by mid-November
Bangladesh and Myanmar agreed on Tuesday to begin by November the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh to escape a Myanmar army crackdown, though doubts about a speedy return are likely to persist.
Death toll rises to nine as storms hammer Italy
Nine people have been killed in Italy as violent storms batter the country for a third day, with several regions on high alert.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro targets ‘lying’ press, wants crusading judge as minister
Brazilian president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has revisited his most contentious campaign promises, calling for looser gun laws, urging a high-profile anti-corruption judge to join his government and promising to cut government advertising for media that “l…
Unseasonal snowstorms sweep across central France, cause road chaos
Heavy snowfall across south-central France, with up to 40 centimeters (16 inches) falling in some towns and villages, has caused chaos on the roads and knocked out electricity to nearly 200,000 homes, authorities said on Tuesday.
