South Africa’s Ramaphosa to issue statement on finance minister Nene
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will speak on the fate of Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene on Tuesday, his office said, days after Nene admitted to having meetings with the business family at the center of a scandal over alleged corruption.
UK Conservatives face ‘dire consequences’ with Brexit strategy: former minister
Britain’s former Brexit minister David Davis said on Tuesday that the ruling Conservative Party will face dire consequences at the next election if it sticks with Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans, the Sun newspaper reported.
Ex-Guatemala vice president sentenced to 15-1/2 years in prison
Former Guatemalan Vice President Roxana Baldetti was sentenced to 15-1/2 years in prison on Tuesday for fraud, influence peddling and illicit association related to a government contract to clean up a polluted lake, in the first of several cases she fa…
India’s #MeToo movement takes aim at alleged sexual misconduct, triggering probes, departures
The #MeToo movement in India has gathered momentum in recent days, with more than a dozen complaints of sexual harassment and other sexual misconduct leveled online against prominent journalists, actors, movie directors, comedians and other public figu…
Espionage scandals show Russian army’s growing clout
Russia’s military spies are being mocked abroad as bunglers but the army’s influence over Kremlin foreign policy is growing and there is little likelihood it will halt its “black operations”.
Britain asks Saudis to explain what happened to missing journalist
Britain’s foreign minister Jeremy Hunt called on Saudi Arabia to explain what happened to the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has been missing since he visited the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last week.
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.
