Saudi Arabia invites Turkey to visit Istanbul consulate: Anadolu agency
Saudi Arabian officials invited Turkish experts and related officials to visit its consulate in Istanbul, Turkey’s state-owned news agency Anadolu said on Tuesday, following the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi a week ago.
Work stalls in many small factories in Indian PM’s home state after attacks on migrants
Mukesh Patel’s factory making decorative lights sits eerily silent during what should be one of its busiest times of the year.
Pope to visit Madagascar next year, cardinal says
Pope Francis will visit the African island nation of Madagascar next year, a cardinal from the country said on Tuesday.
Poland should quit U.N. migration pact, minister says
Poland’s interior minister is recommending Warsaw quits a U.N. migration pact before its final approval as it may encourage more illegal migrants, the ministry said on Tuesday.
Police detain Romanian citizen over murder of Bulgarian TV presenter
Bulgarian police have detained a Romanian citizen of Ukrainian origin for 24 hours as they check his alibi in their investigation into the murder of TV anchor Viktoria Marinova.
Britain pressing ‘intensive’ Brexit talks before EU summit: PM’s spokesman
Britain is pressing on with “intensive” talks to try to hammer out a Brexit agreement with the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Tuesday before the two sides meet at a summit in Brussels.
Suicide bomber kills eight at Afghan election rally, including candidate
A suicide bomber killed eight people in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand on Tuesday, including a candidate in upcoming parliamentary elections, the latest in a series of deadly attacks targeting the vote, officials said.
Possibility of chemical attack in UK getting closer: security minister
The possibility of a terrorist attack involving chemical or biological weapons is getting closer, Britain’s security minister and top counter-terrorism police officer warned on Tuesday.
Qatari-bought fuel enters Gaza amid fears of flare-up with Israel
Two trucks brought fuel across Israel’s border into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in a Qatari- and U.N.-backed effort to ease conditions in the enclave and stem any escalation in Palestinian-Israeli violence.
South Africa’s Zulu king, Afrikaans nationalists to form farming partnership
South Africa’s Zulu king and Afrikaans nationalist group AfriForum are forming a partnership to develop the agriculture on vast swathes of land the monarch controls through a trust, AfriForum’s CEO said on Tuesday.
