Iranian intelligence service suspected of attempted attack in Denmark: security chief
Denmark said on Tuesday it suspected an Iranian intelligence service had tried to carry out a plot to assassinate an Iranian Arab opposition figure on its soil.
Denmark will respond to suspected Iranian attempted attack: foreign minister
Denmark will respond to what it suspected was an attempt by an Iranian security service to attack an individual in Denmark, foreign minister Anders Samuelsen said on Twitter on Tuesday.
Merkel looks to Africa to cement a legacy shaped by migration
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged on Tuesday a new development fund to tackle unemployment in Africa, a problem spurring the mass migration that has shaped her long premiership as it nears its end.
Factbox: Candidates to succeed Merkel as CDU party leader
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she will not seek re-election as leader of the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) at a congress in December. Merkel, 64, also ruled out running for a fifth term as chancellor in 2021.
Indonesian divers, ‘pinger locators’, hunt for doomed plane’s cockpit recorders
Indonesia deployed divers on Tuesday to search for an airliner that crashed with 189 people on board, as “pinger locators” tried to zero in on its cockpit recorders and find out why an almost-new plane went down in the sea minutes after take-off.
Iran says U.S. sanctions will have ‘severe consequences’ for world order
U.S. sanctions against Iran will have “severe consequences” for the world order, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday, days before new sanctions on Tehran’s oil exports take effect.
Turkey presses Saudi to say who sent Khashoggi killers: Erdogan
The Turkish lawyer looking into the death of Jamal Khashoggi has asked Saudi Arabia’s prosecutor to disclose who sent the team involved in the journalist’s killing, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
Turkish defense minister says joint Manbij patrols to begin imminently: Anadolu
Training for joint patrols between Turkish and U.S. forces in Syria’s Manbij has been completed, Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted as saying by state-owned Anadolu news agency on Tuesday, adding that patrols would begin imminently.
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.
