International court says it is undeterred after Bolton threatens U.S. sanctions
The International Criminal Court said on Tuesday it would “continue to do its work undeterred” a day after U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton threatened sanctions if the tribunal investigated U.S. activities in Afghanistan.
Iran seeks to avert disaster in Syria’s Idlib: Iranian senior official
Iran shares the United Nations’ concern about a potential humanitarian catastrophe in Syria’s Idlib province and will seek to avert it, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, special assistant to Iran’s foreign minister, told reporters on Tuesday.
First two U.S. troops from North Korean remains identified
The U.S. military has identified the first two American troops from 55 boxes of human remains from the 1950-53 Korean War that North Korea handed over in July, the agency leading the analysis said on Monday.
China tells U.N. rights chief to respect its sovereignty after Xinjiang comments
China on Tuesday called for U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet to respect its sovereignty, after she urged it to allow monitors into the restive far western region of Xinjiang and expressed concern about the situation there.
German spy chief backtracks over Chemnitz protest video doubts: papers
The head of Germany’s domestic spy agency, facing calls to quit for questioning whether a video showing far-right gangs hounding migrants in the city of Chemnitz was genuine, now accepts the footage was real, two papers reported on Tuesday.
Ethiopia, Eritrea leaders celebrate peace and new year at border where war raged
The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea visited their shared border to celebrate Ethiopian new year together on Tuesday – marking the countries’ reconciliation on a frontier where their soldiers faced off against each other just months earlier.
Afghan Taliban prepare for new peace talks with U.S.: sources
The Taliban are preparing to send a delegation for further talks with U.S. officials about ending the conflict in Afghanistan, two officials involved with the process said on Tuesday, adding that the meeting could address a possible prisoner swap.
UK Conservative eurosceptics fail to agree Brexit plan B: FT
A plan by eurosceptics in Prime Minister Theresa May’s party to publish an alternative plan for the United Kingdom’s future relationship with the European Union has fallen apart, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.
Ethiopian, Eritrean leaders visit border together to celebrate Ethiopian new year
The leaders of Ethiopia and Eritrea made a joint visit to celebrate the Ethiopian New Year on Tuesday with their troops on the border, in a further step toward warmer ties between two countries that fought a war two decades ago.
U.S. urges Cambodia to remove restrictions against opposition leader
The United States urged Cambodia’s government on Tuesday to drop all charges against opposition leader Kem Sokha, who was released on bail but has been placed under house arrest.
