The son of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi welcomed a court verdict Monday that saw five people sentenced to death over the killing, saying justice had been served. “Fairness of the judiciary is based on two principles, justice and swift litigation,” Salah Khashoggi, who lives in the kingdom, said on Twitter. “Today, justice was served […]

President Vladimir Putin on Monday stood in the driver’s cabin of a train for the official opening of a railway bridge that links annexed Crimea to southern Russia, with the launch drawing sharp criticism from Ukraine and the EU. During his ride from Kerch in Crimea in a shortened three-carriage train, Putin also spent time […]

At least two migrants drowned early Monday after their boat capsized on the Danube river while they were trying to cross from Serbia to Croatia, police said, adding that the search for others was ongoing. The Danube river is a common crossing point for migrants who are trying to enter EU member state Croatia from […]

Saudi Arabia on Monday sentenced five people to death over journalist Jamal Khashoggi murder by a 15-man hit squad at the kingdom’s consulate in October last year. Turkish officials said that Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor and prominent critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was strangled and dismembered. His remains are yet to be […]

Turkey on Monday criticised a Saudi court verdict over the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying it stopped well short of delivering justice and shedding light on the killing. The decision announced by the Saudi court “is far from meeting the expectations of both our country and the international community to shed light on […]