Trump thanks Turkey for Brunson’s release, denies cutting a deal
President Donald Trump thanked Turkey on Saturday for freeing American pastor Andrew Brunson after two years in custody and said it would help improve strained relations, but Trump denied cutting a deal for Brunson’s release.
Erdogan says Turkish judiciary took decision to release U.S. pastor
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday after U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson was freed by a Turkish court that the judiciary had taken its decision independently.
Lavrov says Russia keen to boost airline security with Egypt
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that his country was eager to work with Egypt to boost airline security, three years after a bomb attack downed a Russian plane, killing more than 200 holidaymakers.
Philippines says U.N. rights council seat vindicates its policies
Granting the Philippines a fresh three-year term on the U.N. Human Rights Council has vindicated President Rodrigo Duterte and shown his detractors to be “morally corrupt”, its foreign minister said on Saturday.
Croats rally to demand faster war crimes investigations
Several thousand people from across Croatia rallied on Saturday in the eastern town of Vukovar, demanding that the state speed up investigations of war crimes committed in the area during the country’s 1991-95 independence war.
Swedish centre-right bloc members oppose latest government plan
Two members of Sweden’s centre-right Alliance bloc on Saturday opposed the latest proposal by the biggest centre-right party, the Moderates, to form a government.
Turkey says Saudi Arabia must cooperate on Khashoggi, allow access to consulate
Saudi Arabia must cooperate with the investigation into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and let Turkish officials enter its Istanbul consulate, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday.
Centre Party says will not back Moderates government proposal
Sweden’s Centre Party will not support the Moderates’ proposal of forming a government without all other parties in its bloc and the centre-right alliance bloc member should withdraw its proposal, party leader Annie Loof said on Saturday.
Trump to host pastor Brunson in Oval Office on Saturday afternoon
President Donald Trump said on Twitter he will host U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson, released by Turkey on Friday, in the Oval Office on Saturday afternoon.
Air strikes kill 10 civilians in Yemen’s Hodeidah province: medics
Air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi group in Yemen killed at least 10 civilians in Hodeidah province on Saturday, medics and Houthi media said.
