Turkey chafes at U.S. pressure over Russian defenses
Turkey said on Tuesday a U.S. House of Representatives’ resolution condemning Ankara’s purchase of Russian defense systems and urging potential sanctions was unacceptably threatening....
UK PM candidate Johnson criticized for avoiding scrutiny
Boris Johnson, the favorite to succeed British Prime Minister Theresa May, was criticized on Tuesday by a rival who said the former foreign minister was...
Near-record ‘dead zone’ forecast off U.S. Gulf coast, threatening fish
A near record-sized “dead zone” of oxygen-starved water could form in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, threatening its huge stocks of marine life, researchers...
Nineteen killed in attack in northern Burkina Faso: government
Unidentified assailants killed 19 people and wounded 13 others in an attack on and around the town of Arbinda in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday,...
UK PM candidate Leadsom: Brexit on Oct. 31 is my ‘hard red line’
Andrea Leadsom, one of the candidates vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May, said on Tuesday she would seek a managed Brexit but that...
Ugandan critics oppose Nile river power plant plan
A plan by South Africa’s Bonang Power and Energy to develop a 360 megawatt (MW) power plant on Uganda’s River Nile has met resistance from...
Taiwan on ‘high alert’ after finding invasive armyworm in corn crop
Taiwan is on “high alert” for further damage by the fall armyworm, said Premier Su Tseng-chang on Tuesday, after the island reported its first sighting...
Samoa bans ‘Rocketman’ over gay scenes: media
Samoa has banned “Rocketman”, the movie-musical based on the life of British musician Elton John, over its depiction of homosexuality, the South Pacific island’s censor...
Putin ally calls drugs case against Russian journalist ‘very bad story’: Ifax
Valentina Matviyenko, the speaker of Russia’s upper house of parliament, on Tuesday called the case against Ivan Golunov, an investigative journalist charged with drug offences,...
China smog hotspot Hebei meets air standard for first time in May: government
China’s smog-prone province of Hebei, the country’s biggest steel producing region, met a national air quality standard for the first time last month, its environment...