MOSCOW -- A Japanese correspondent detained in Russia on suspicion of espionage had admitted to people close to him that he was in contact with Japanese intelligence, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said Tuesday.
The statement was based on a video provided to local media by the FSB's public relations center. (Russia-FSB-Japanese Correspondent)
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SANAA -- Saudi-led coalition strikes hit Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Tuesday, triggering powerful explosions, local residents said, shortly after the coalition ordered civilians to evacuate a designated site in the city.
Residents told Xinhua loud explosions were heard across Sanaa, causing panic in parts of the city and long queues at fuel stations over fears of supply disruptions. (Saudi Arabia-Houthis-Strike)
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VILNIUS -- The first U.S. troops of a new rotational deployment have arrived in Lithuania, President Gitanas Nauseda announced on Tuesday, marking the resumption of American troop rotations in the Baltic country.
Lithuanian Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas said in September that two U.S. battalions were expected to arrive by the end of October, bringing the American military presence in Lithuania back to more than 1,000 personnel, broadly in line with previous deployments. (Lithuania-US-Troop)
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BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina said on Tuesday it had asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to order the United Kingdom to halt oil and gas exploitation in and around the Malvinas Islands.
Known in Britain as the Falkland Islands, the resource-rich archipelago just off Argentina's southern Atlantic coast has been under British control since 1833. Argentina continues to claim sovereignty over the islands, a dispute that remains unresolved. (Argentina-UK-Malvina Islands) ■
