Former French president Sarkozy held over Gaddafi cash inquiry
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was questioned on Tuesday by police investigating whether late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi helped finance his 2007 election campaign.
Hungary defends anti-immigration stance at U.N. rights body
(In March 19 story, corrects second paragraph to say .. U.N. Human Rights Committee ..not.. U.N. Committee on Civil and Political Rights.)
Russia hopes Putin re-election win to help thaw U.S.-Russia ties: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday he hoped President Vladimir Putin’s landslide re-election victory would pave the way for a thaw in battered U.S.-Russia relations, the RIA news agency reported.
Slovak president calls for stronger cabinet shuffle as protests continue
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska rejected prime minister-designate Peter Pellegrini’s proposed cabinet on Tuesday and called for stronger changes to the government by Friday to help calm a political crisis brought on by the murder o…
Expelled Russian diplomats leave Britain in nerve agent crisis
LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Twenty three expelled Russian diplomats and their families left London for Moscow on Tuesday as Britain and Russia traded recriminations over a nerve agent attack in England that has plunged relations into their worst crisis s…
Britain withdraws offer to lead EU military force after Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has withdrawn its offer to lead a European Union military force next year because of Brexit, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.
Turkey detains more than 100 suspected PKK members ahead of Newroz spring festival
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities on Tuesday detained more than 100 suspected Kurdish militants on suspicion of planning illegal demonstrations or plotting attacks for the Newroz spring festival, police, state media and a security source said.
Slovak president rejects proposed government shuffle, wants new names
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska rejected prime minister-designate Peter Pellegrini’s proposed cabinet on Tuesday and asked for new names by Friday, calling for stronger government changes to calm a political crisis brought on by th…
Court rules in favor of case on Britain’s ability to reverse Brexit
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – A legal attempt by anti-Brexit campaigners to establish that Britain could unilaterally reverse Brexit was given a boost on Tuesday by Scotland’s top court, which said it wants to examine the case in greater depth.
Soviet-era scientist says he helped create poison in UK spy attack row
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Cold War-era scientist acknowledged on Tuesday he had helped create the nerve agent that Britain says was used to poison an ex-spy and his daughter, contradicting Moscow’s insistence that neither Russia nor the Soviet Union ever ha…
