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Riyadh asks UN to intervene against Israeli settlements

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to intervene to help put an end to illegal Israeli settlement construction. “Palestinians [in the occupied West Bank] are subject to frequent escalation campaigns by the Israeli occupation authorities, attacks by settlers and land...

Turkish opposition head denounces Trump threats

The leader of Turkey’s opposition Republican People's (CHP) Party on Tuesday slammed U.S. President Donald Trump's recent tweets threatening Turkey. "Nobody can threaten the Turkish Republic like a street bully," Kemal Kilicdaroglu said during an announcement of mayoral candidates in the...

Zimbabwe: 5 feared dead in protests, Internet cut off

At least five people were reportedly killed in Zimbabwe on Monday as thousands protested against high fuel prices, a local human rights group said Tuesday. “The Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) reports that over 26 people reported being shot by the police, of which...

Russia extends detention of jailed Ukrainian sailors

A court in Moscow Tuesday ordered eight Ukrainian sailors seized by Russia last year off the coast of Crimea to be kept in pre-trial detention until April 24, Russian news agencies reported. Russia seized 24 men and three Ukrainian navy vessels on Nov. 25 near Russian-annexed Crimea....