Saudi Arabia invites Turkey to visit its Istanbul consulate: Turkish state news agency
Saudi Arabian officials invited Turkish experts and related officials to visit its consulate in Istanbul, the Turkish state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Tuesday, following the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi a week ago.
Philippines’ Duterte says tests show he doesn’t have cancer
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that a biopsy he had last week shows he does not have cancer, after calls from the public for information after the 73-year-old missed two official events last week.
EU expects investigation of Khashoggi disappearance, Mogherini says
The European Union fully supports U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who called on Saudi Arabia to investigate the disappearance of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, EU policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Tuesday.
Ukraine suspects sabotage after ammo depot explosions
Ukrainian authorities suspect sabotage lay behind explosions that tore through an ammunition depot in the early hours of Tuesday, sending fireballs into the sky and causing more than 12,000 people to be evacuated.
Suicide bomber kills eight at Afghan election rally: official
A suspected suicide bomb attack at an election rally in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday killed at least eight people and wounded 10 others, officials said.
Bulgaria detains suspect over murder of journalist: source
Bulgarian police have detained a suspect in connection with the murder of TV journalist Viktoria Marinova, whose body was found in a park in her Danube hometown of Ruse, a government source familiar with the investigation said on Tuesday.
Northern Ireland’s Foster, in Brussels, rebuffs EU Brexit compromise
The leader of Northern Ireland’s biggest party on Tuesday ruled out any checks on trade with the British mainland after the EU’s Brexit negotiator tried to persuade her that such controls could be “de-dramatised”.
North Korean food supply still precarious as donors stay away, U.N. says
The supply of food remains precarious in North Korea, where one in five children is stunted by malnutrition, the United Nation’s food agency said on Tuesday.
Indonesians step up search for quake victims to beat deadline as toll exceeds 2,000
Rescue workers in Indonesia stepped up their search for victims of an earthquake and tsunami on Tuesday, hoping to find as many bodies as they can before this week’s deadline for their work to halt, as the official death toll rose to 2,010.
Torchlight protest at racing ad on Sydney Opera House
Hundreds of Australians flickered torches on Tuesday at the sails of Sydney’s Opera House, aiming the light rays to disrupt horse-racing advertisements projected on its facade, in a protest against the use of the building to promote gambling.
