U.S. senator Corker blames Saudi prince for Khashoggi death
A leading Republican U.S. senator said on Sunday he believed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for the death of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and that the Saudis have lost all credibility in their explanations.
Canada’s Freeland says Saudi Khashoggi explanations ‘lack credibility’
Canada’s foreign minister, whose tweets on human rights led to a diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia earlier this year, said the kingdom’s explanations on the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at its consulate in Istanbul “lack credibility.”
U.S. coalition says it hit Islamic State fighters in Syria mosque after reports of civilian deaths
The U.S.-led coalition said on Sunday it had killed militants in eastern Syria by striking a mosque that Islamic State used as a base, after reports of dozens of civilian deaths.
Egypt extends state of emergency for three months
Egypt’s parliament voted on Sunday to extend a state of emergency in the country for three months, prolonging the authorities’ ability to use special powers into 2019.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro could name anti-corruption judge to top court: party ally
Brazil’s far-right front-runner presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro could appoint anti-corruption federal judge Sergio Moro to the Supreme Court, the president of Bolsonaro’s party told newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo.
Kremlin says we want answers from Washington over arms treaty plan
Russian President Vladimir Putin will seek an explanation of why Washington plans to pull out of an arms control treaty when he meets U.S. national security adviser John Bolton in Moscow this week, RIA news agency quoted Putin’s spokesman as saying.
Sheep replace traffic in the heart of Madrid
Sheep replaced the usual traffic in central Madrid on Sunday as shepherds steered hundreds of the animals through the Spanish capital to proclaim their right to use ancient migration routes.
Turkey will not allow cover-up in Khashoggi killing, sees ‘dire’ consequences, AKP official says
Turkey will not allow a cover-up after the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, a senior member of President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party said on Sunday, warning that consequences could be “dire”.
Trump plan to quit arms treaty a mistake: Gorbachev
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, a co-signatory of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, said on Sunday U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to quit the treaty was a mistake, Interfax news agency reported.
Hundreds of migrants storm Spanish enclave in North Africa, one dies
One African migrant died and three others were injured when around 300 stormed the border fence separating Spanish enclave Melilla from Morocco on Sunday, the local authorities said.
