Pompeo meets Saudi king on Khashoggi case, Turks study ‘toxic materials’
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince agreed on Tuesday there must be a thorough investigation into the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the United States said, after media reports that Riyadh will acknowledge his death in a botched interrogation.
Pompeo tells Saudis U.S. is concerned about Khashoggi: State Department
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday expressed concern about the disappearance of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a meeting in Riyadh with the country’s foreign minister and thanked Saudi King Salman for his commitment to in…
No time to be nervous: cosmonaut shrugs off emergency landing
Russian cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin shrugged off on Tuesday his emergency landing last week, saying there had been no time to worry as his capsule plunged back to earth.
France confident of a Brexit deal, though not by Wednesday night
France is confident a Brexit deal can be struck, though unlikely by Wednesday night when EU leaders meet in Brussels, with the Irish border among the trickiest of issues to resolve, an official in the French presidency said on Tuesday.
German CSU leader Seehofer wants Merkel coalition to work
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s leading critic in her coalition government said on Tuesday he wanted the ruling alliance to work, batting away calls for his own resignation after a dismal result for his party in Bavaria’s regional election.
Germany’s CSU: We want to stay in Merkel’s coalition despite Bavaria debacle
The leader of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies said on Tuesday that his party wanted to remain in the federal coalition despite suffering embarrassing losses in Sunday’s regional election in Bavaria.
Czech president appoints foreign minister after months of wrangling
Tomas Petricek was appointed to be the Czech Republic’s foreign minister on Tuesday, filling the last spot in the centre-left government after months of wrangling over who would best maintain the country’s tough stance on migration.
China expels two top former generals from Communist Party for corruption
China expelled two disgraced former generals from the Communist Party for corruption – one of them posthumously – saying the pair’s disloyalty and greed had damaged the military, state media said on Tuesday.
North Korea releases South Korean after illegal border crossing
North Korea released a South Korean who illegally crossed the border into the North, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said on Tuesday, as relations between the two sides show a steady thaw.
Uganda says landslide death toll rises to 43, begins relocations
The death toll from a landslide in Uganda last week has risen to 43 and displaced residents deemed most at risk in the disaster-prone region will be resettled immediately, the government said on Tuesday.
