Iran says it has full control of Gulf and U.S. navy does not belong there
Iran has full control of the Gulf, and the U.S. Navy does not belong there, the head of the navy of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, General Alireza Tangsiri, said on Monday, according to the Tasnim news agency.
Ugandan high court grants bail to lawmaker charged with treason: judge
A Ugandan high court judge, Stephen Mubiru, granted bail on Monday to an opposition lawmaker charged with treason over his alleged role in the stoning of President Yoweri Museveni’s convoy this month.
Vietnam braces for National Day protests in Hanoi
Vietnam has ordered police and military forces in the capital, Hanoi, to prevent big gatherings or protests during its National Day holiday next month, the Hanoi People’s Committee said on Monday.
U.N. rights panel says Myanmar commander-in-chief should step down
A United Nations human rights panel said on Monday that Myanmar’s commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing should step down following the panel’s call for his prosecution on suspicion of “genocidal intent” and grave crimes against Muslim Rohingya.
Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Iran on Sept. 7
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Iran on Sept 7, his office said on Monday, on a trip expected to include a three-way summit with Russian and Iranian leaders.
Russia says it was not behind air strike in northern Afghanistan: RIA
Russia was not behind an air strike in northern Afghanistan and its military aircraft have not been conducting any operations near Afghanistan’s border with Tajikistan, the RIA news agency cited the Russian Defence Ministry as saying on Monday.
Driven from home, White Helmet rescuers start over in north Syria
Syrian rescue worker Samir Salim found his mother’s body under their collapsed house, but there was no time for a funeral.
Vietnam says John McCain helped ‘heal the wounds of war’
U.S. Senator John McCain was a “symbol of his generation” who helped “heal the wounds of war” by pushing for diplomatic normalization of ties with Vietnam, the Southeast Asian country’s foreign minister said on Monday.
Tarnished by bailout, Greek PM eyes reshuffle before election
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras saw his interior minister take up a key post in his leftist Syriza party on Monday, heralding a cabinet reshuffle to shore up waning support after painful bailouts.
Iran has full control of Gulf and Strait of Hormuz: Tasnim
Iran has full control of the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, the head of the Revolutionary Guards navy, General Alireza Tangsiri, said Monday, according to the Tasnim news agency.
