Group enters Saudi consulate in Istanbul: live feed
Around a dozen people entered Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul on Monday, after Turkish diplomatic sources had said that a joint Turkish-Saudi team would conduct a search following the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Fuel depot fire at Nairobi airport put out; no damage reported
Fire broke out at a fuel depot at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Monday afternoon but was extinguished with no damage reported, an airport official said.
UK PM May: Brexit disagreements must not lead to no deal exit
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that Britain and the European Union should not allow their disagreements over the Irish border leave the two sides facing a no-deal Brexit.
Market can cope with push for zero Iranian oil sales, says U.S. envoy
The United States still aims to cut Iran’s oil sales to zero and does not expect restored oil sanctions against Tehran to have a negative impact on a market that is well-supplied and balanced, a senior U.S. official said on Monday.
U.S. cracks down on transnational organized crime including Hezbollah: Sessions
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday said he had designated five groups, including Hezbollah and MS-13, as transnational criminal organizations to target with tougher investigations and prosecutions.
Trump says ‘rogue killers’ may be behind Khashoggi disappearance
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday dispatched U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman over the unexplained disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and raised the possibility that “rogue killers…
German police catch suspected hostage-taker and free woman
German police caught a suspected hostage-taker at the main train station in the western city of Cologne on Monday and freed the injured hostage.
Turkish police have audio showing Khashoggi was killed at consulate: sources
Turkish authorities have an audio recording which indicates that missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, a Turkish official and a security source said on Monday.
Fire reported at fuel depot at international airport in Nairobi
A fire was reported at a fuel depot at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the capital Nairobi, privately-owned Standard Newspaper said on its website.
Stalemate: Britain’s May under growing pressure to rethink Brexit plan
British Prime Minister Theresa May faces growing pressure on Monday to rethink her plan for leaving the European Union after Brexit talks reached a stand-off at the weekend over the so-called Irish backstop.
