Wives of Reuters reporters jailed in Myanmar call for their release
The wives of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar jailed for seven years on official secrets charges insisted on Tuesday that the men were innocent and called for them to be released and reunited with their young families as soon as possible.
South Korea’s Moon, Trump to discuss North Korea at U.N. this month: Blue House
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump hope to discuss North Korea on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York this month, Moon’s office said on Tuesday, amid lackluster progress on the North’s nuclear issues….
Spain confirms it has halted sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia
Spain has halted the sale of a shipment of bombs to Saudi Arabia amid concerns about their use in the conflict in Yemen, the Spanish Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
Hundreds of migrants flee detention center in Tripoli chaos -aid worker
Hundreds of migrants have fled a detention center in Libya’s capital Tripoli as fighting rages nearby, an aid worker said on Tuesday, confirming what a video posted on social media showed.
Turkish, U.S. foreign ministers hold phone call – Turkish diplomatic source
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke by phone with his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo on Tuesday at the request of the U.S. side, a Turkish diplomatic source said, amid a bitter row between the two NATO allies.
Turkey, U.S. discussed Syria’s Idlib and Manbij: Turkish source
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his U.S. counterpart Mike Pompeo discussed developments in Syria’s Idlib and Manbij, along with bilateral issues in their phone call on Tuesday, a Turkish diplomatic source said.
U.S. service member in Afghanistan dies in non-combat incident
A U.S. service member died in a non-combat related incident in eastern Afghanistan, NATO military headquarters in Kabul said on Tuesday, a day after another American service member was killed in an apparent insider attack.
Man held after backpack fire near U.S. embassy in Cairo: statement
A man who Egypt described as embracing “extremist ideas” was detained on Tuesday near the U.S. Embassy in central Cairo after a bottle containing flammable chemicals caught fire in his backpack.
Italy motorway concession rules to seek further reinvestment: Minister
The Italian government will draw up new rules for the concession of the nation’s motorways, obliging the company running the toll highways to reinvest most of their profits in renovating the network, Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said on Tuesday….
Autostrade executives among 13 on list of potential suspects in Italy bridge collapse
Italian police have given prosecutors a list of 13 people who may bear some responsibility for the deadly collapse of a bridge, including top executives of Autostrade, the private-sector firm that ran it, an investigative source said.
