Saudi Arabia has launched a $ 13 billion plan to turn the coastal region of Asir into a tourism hub

Russia says it has opened another criminal case against Alexei Navalny, a jailed critic of Putin's government, and his allies. Navalny and his colleagues have been accused of setting up an "extremist group."

A State Department spokesman condemned the North Korean missile launch into the Sea of Japan, calling it a violation of several UN Security Council resolutions. Meanwhile, the US Indo-Pacific Command said that North Korea's action does not pose an imminent threat to any country.

The Pentagon said Monday it had tested a supersonic weapon that could travel five times faster than sound. Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in July that his country had tested a supersonic cruise missile that is unparalleled in the world.

Brent crude rose for a sixth straight day to more than $ 80 a barrel on Tuesday, the highest level since late October 2018.

The US Federal Communications Commission said on Monday that it would spend $ 9.1 billion in compensation to telecom operators who had been forced to remove Chinese telecommunications equipment made by companies such as Huawei and Zedia to avoid compromising national security.