Turkish foreign minister says no ‘confession’ from Saudis over Khashoggi
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that Turkey had “not received a confession” from Saudi Arabia regarding the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi after he visited its consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago.
Turkish minister says Saudi residence, vehicles will be searched
Turkish officials will extend their investigation into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to include the residence of the Saudi consul and some vehicles, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.
Indonesia arrests nine in bribery probe linked to $21 billion Lippo Group project
Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency has arrested nine people, including a top district government official and a company director, in a bribery investigation linked to the Lippo Group’s $21 billion Meikarta real estate project near Jakarta.
Ethiopia creates ‘Peace Ministry’ to tackle violence in sweeping reshuffle
Ethiopia’s prime minister created a new Ministry of Peace and handed half the posts in his cabinet to women in a sweeping cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday as he sought to tackle a wave of ethnic violence.
At least four people killed in train derailment in Morocco
At least four people were killed and dozens injured when a train derailed near the Moroccan capital Rabat on Tuesday, a railway official said.
Brexit delay ‘inevitable’, former euro chief Dijsselbloem says
Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union will have to be delayed beyond March to give time to agree an orderly exit, former top EU official Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Tuesday.
Iran says its land-to-sea missiles can now travel 700 km
Iran has extended the range of its land-to-sea ballistic missiles to 700 km (435 miles), a senior Iranian military official said on Tuesday amid rising tensions with the United States over Tehran’s missile program.
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.
