Global News Summary: Pressure won't solve Rohingya issue; Malaysia committed to Forest City project

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Kenya's deputy chief justice arrested on corruption allegations: police

Kenya's deputy chief justice Philomena Mwilu was arrested on Tuesday for corruption allegations, failure to pay tax, and improper dealings with a local bank now in receivership, the police and the country's top prosecutor said. Noordin Mohamed Haji told a news conference that Mwilu had abused her office for personal gain, undermining public integrity in the judiciary. Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti told Reuters in a text message: "I can confirm the arrest of the deputy chief justice."

China says pressure unhelpful in resolving Rohingya issue

China said on Tuesday that exerting pressure was not helpful in resolving the issue of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar after U.N. investigators said Myanmar's military had carried out mass killings of members of the minority. A U.N. report issued on Monday marked the first time the United Nations had explicitly called for Myanmar officials to face genocide charges over their campaign against the Rohingya, and is likely to deepen Myanmar isolation.

Malaysia says committee to study Forest City project

Malaysia said on Tuesday a committee would review the $100 billion Forest City real estate project, a day after Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said foreigners would not be granted visas to live there. Mahathir's comments were a setback for Chinese developer Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd as it tries to revive faltering demand in the project on Malaysia's southern tip.

Britain supports South African land reform: PM May

Britain supports South Africa's land reform program provided it is carried out legally, Prime Minister Theresa May said in Cape Town on Tuesday, adding that she would discuss the issue with President Cyril Ramaphosa. "The UK has for some time now supported land reform. Land reform that is legal, that is transparent, that is generated through a democratic process," May told reporters.

U.N. invites U.S. and allies for Syria talks next month

U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura has invited the United States and six other countries for talks in Geneva next month, a U.N. spokeswoman said on Tuesday, as the United Nations continues its push for a new Syrian constitution. He plans to meet senior representatives from the United States, Britain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany, France and Egypt on Sept. 14, two days after he meets officials from Russia, Turkey and Iran on Sept 11-12 for previously announced talks.

Russia to hold biggest war games in nearly four decades

Russia will next month hold its biggest war games in nearly four decades, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday, a massive military exercise that will also involve the Chinese and Mongolian armies. The exercise, called Vostok-2018 (East-2018), will take place in central and eastern Russian military districts and involve almost 300,000 troops, over 1,000 military aircraft, two of Russia's naval fleets, and all its airborne units, Shoigu said in a statement.

North Korea tells U.S. denuclearization talks may fall apart: CNN

North Korean officials have warned in a letter to the United States that denuclearization talks were "again at stake and may fall apart", CNN reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The letter was delivered directly to U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and stated that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's government felt that the process could not move forward.

Iran parliament censures Rouhani in sign pragmatists losing sway

Iran's parliament voted on Tuesday to reject President Hassan Rouhani's explanations for an economic hardship after a dramatic grilling on live TV, a sign his pragmatic faction is losing sway to hardline rivals as new U.S. sanctions begin to bite. The vote in parliament came two days after lawmakers sacked the minister of economy and finance and weeks after they sacked the labor minister, blaming them for the collapse of the rial currency and surging inflation.

Falling lira hits Syrian enclave backed by Turkey

In a part of northern Syria that Turkey's army helped rebels capture in 2016, the plunge in value of the Turkish lira has hit shopkeepers, medical charities and fighters paid in the currency hard. Turkey has turned from its military role in the rebel-held strip in Syria, that runs along its border between the towns of Afrin and Jarablus, to a longer-term one of stabilization, entwining the area's economy with its own.

Philippines' Duterte hit by new ICC complaint over deadly drug war

Activists and families of eight victims of the Philippines' "war on drugs" filed a complaint on Tuesday with the International Criminal Court (ICC), a second petition accusing President Rodrigo Duterte of murder and crimes against humanity. The 50-page complaint calls for Duterte's indictment over thousands of alleged extrajudicial killings during his crackdown on drugs, which the activists and families said included "brazen" executions by police acting with impunity.

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