Turkey tells Saudis to prove missing journalist left consulate, U.S. urges Saudis to support inquiry
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called on Riyadh to prove its claim that Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has been missing since last week, left the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, while the Washington called on Saudi Arabia to sup…
At least 40 of UK PM May’s lawmakers willing to vote down Brexit deal, ex-minister says
At least 40 lawmakers in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party are willing to vote down her possible Brexit deal if it leaves the United Kingdom ‘half in and half out’ of the European Union, a senior lawmaker said on Tuesday.
South Africa finance minister’s IMF trip eases fears over his future
South Africa’s finance minister is traveling to Indonesia for an International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting, the Treasury said on Tuesday, a statement that may soothe markets a day after a media report that he had asked the president to sack him.
Leader of Northern Ireland’s DUP says Brexit deal ’eminently possible’
The head of the Northern Irish party that props up Prime Minister Theresa May’s government said on Tuesday a Brexit deal was “eminently possible” within weeks, but she would not accept different regulations from the rest of the United Kingdom.
Indonesia tells independent foreign aid workers to leave quake zone
Indonesia on Tuesday ordered independent foreign aid workers to leave the quake zone and said foreign groups with staff in the disaster area on Sulawesi island should pull them out.
Taiwan to hold referendum on special law for same-sex marriage
Taiwan will hold a public vote on whether the island’s civil law should recognize same-sex marriage, two election officials told Reuters on Tuesday, reviving a debate over whether a separate law should be enacted for civil unions between gay couples.
North Korea’s Kim invites Pope to Pyongyang, South Korea says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to Pyongyang, South Korea’s presidential Blue House said on Tuesday.
Hong Kong leader declines to clarify why British journalist forced to leave
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday would not explain why authorities rejected a work visa renewal for a prominent British journalist, in an unprecedented case that has tarnished the city’s international reputation and stoked outrage.
Australia aims to curb influx of new migrants to big cities
Australia plans to restrict some new migrants from living in its largest cities – Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane – for “at least a few years” in an effort to ease urban congestion, a government minister said on Tuesday.
In Pakistan’s once-vibrant media, some journalists view intimidation as the new normal
Pakistan’s media was widely seen as among the region’s most vibrant after military rule ended in 2008, but a dozen newspaper and TV journalists say the industry is now in disarray because of intimidation and army pressure.
