German citizen sentenced to jail in Turkey can appeal verdict, Erdogan says
A German citizen who was sentenced to jail by a Turkish court can appeal the verdict, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, adding that Turkey’s judiciary would then make its decision.
Turkey’s Erdogan says shared details of Khashoggi case with leaders at four-way summit
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan shared details of the case of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in bilateral talks during a four-way summit with the leaders of Russia, France and Germany, he said on Saturday.
Merkel says must ultimately aim for elections in Syria
A solution to the Syria crisis cannot simply be military and must include a political process under the auspices of the United Nations that envisages free elections as a goal, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday.
Macron says will be vigilant to ensure Syria ceasefire respected
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that the international community would be watching to make sure that Russia and Turkey respect an agreement they have negotiated to create a demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib region.
North Korea hospital director says Warmbier torture charges ‘total distortion’
The director of the hospital in North Korea that treated an American student who died last year after detention in the country has rejected fresh charges that he died as a result of torture.
Afghanistan’s Kandahar province votes a week late after police chief killed
Afghanistan held parliamentary elections in the southern province of Kandahar on Saturday, a week late because of the assassination of the provincial police chief by Taliban insurgents.
Congo ruling coalition rallies supporters before presidential election
Tens of thousands of Congolese rallied on Saturday in support of President Joseph Kabila’s preferred successor, two months before an election that could mark the country’s first democratic transition of power.
Russia, Germany, France and Turkey meet for four-way Syria summit
The leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Turkey gathered in Istanbul on Saturday for a summit on Syria, where violence this week in the last remaining major rebel stronghold highlighted the fragility of a deal to avert a massive government offensive….
Catalan leader defiant a year after failed independence declaration
Catalan separatists marked the first anniversary of a failed independence declaration on Saturday with protests and vows to press ahead with their efforts to split from Spain.
Sri Lankan president suspends parliament after firing prime minister
A constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka deepened on Saturday as President Maithripala Sirisena temporarily suspended parliament a day after sacking the prime minister and replacing him with a former leader seen as being close to China.
