Turkey says Syria safe zone center with U.S. fully operational: Anadolu
A joint Turkish-U.S. operation center to establish and manage a safe zone in northeast Syria is fully operational, Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on...
Does Johnson want to be remembered as ‘Mr. No deal’? EU’s Tusk hopes not
European Council President Donald Tusk said on Saturday he would not cooperate with Britain on an exit from the EU without a withdrawal agreement and...
Hong Kong protests met with tear gas; China frees UK mission staffer
Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas to break up anti-government protests in a gritty industrial suburb on Saturday after activists threw petrol bombs...
Car blast, air strikes hit Syria’s Idlib city: monitor
A car bomb exploded in the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib on Saturday, a war monitor and opposition news channel said, as air strikes hit...
G7 summit to be ‘a difficult test of unity’: EU’s Tusk
The summit of G7 nations opening on Saturday will be “a difficult test of unity and solidarity” after a year during which leaders of the...
Global disputes set to jolt G7 summit in French resort
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in France on Saturday for what promises to be a fraught meeting of major industrialized nations, with friction over trade,...
Tanzania says South Africa impounds Airbus plane
South African authorities have impounded an Airbus 220-300 aircraft leased by Tanzania’s national flag carrier, the Tanzanian government said....
Typhoon shuts businesses, forces flight cancellations in southern Taiwan
Taiwan braced for typhoon Bailu on Saturday, shutting businesses and schools as airlines canceled hundreds of flights amid warnings of landslides, floods and high seas...
North Korea launches more short-range missiles, clouding prospects for talks
North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Saturday, the South Korean military said,...
Iranian tanker switches destination, heads to Turkey: ship-tracking data
An Iranian tanker at the center of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran has switched destination and is now heading to Turkey instead of southern...