Turkey condemns Halkbank sentencing as political attack
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey condemned the sentencing of an executive from one of its state-owned banks as a political attack by the United States on Thursday, after a New York court handed down a 32 month prison sentence in an Iran-sanctions busting ca…
Indonesia suicide bomber mum ‘chatted to neighbors about schools, swapped recipes’
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) – The mother of an Indonesian family of six who launched suicide bomb attacks on three churches chatted to neighbors about schooling and swapped recipes, leading what appeared to be a regular middle-class life and eluding …
Malaysian police search houses of Najib, prime minister’s office in 1MDB probe
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police on Thursday searched ousted Prime Minister Najib Razak’s home and other places linked to him in connection with a probe into scandal-plagued state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), a senior police offic…
Turkey seeks U.N. General Assembly motion on Jerusalem: foreign minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey wants the United Nations General Assembly to pass a motion regarding Jerusalem, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, as the discomfort over Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israeli forces grows.
Turkey says U.S. trial of bank executive was political: spokesman
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The U.S. court that sentenced a Turkish banker to 32 months in prison over his part in a scheme to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions violated the law and the trial was political, Turkish government spokesman Bekir Bozdag said on Thurs…
Taliban emerge from hiding to battle Afghan forces in city near Iran
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban fighters emerged from hiding in the dead of night to launch attacks in the Afghan city of Farah, battling government forces who thought they had cleared out the insurgents following heavy clashes earlier in the we…
Russian lawmakers postpone bill making U.S. sanctions compliance a crime
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian lawmakers on Thursday voted to postpone the second reading of draft legislation being discussed in the lower house of parliament that would make it a crime to comply with Western sanctions.
EU must defend firms against U.S. Iran sanctions: Macron
SOFIA (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that the European Union must protect EU companies doing business with Iran from U.S. sanctions being reimposed over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Grassroots groups herald messy new chapter in Catalan secession bid
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Masked protesters cheer and wave cars through open toll road barriers in a small town south of Barcelona, flying a banner that reads “Welcome to the Catalan Republic”.
Taliban battle Afghan government forces in western city near Iran
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban fighters battled police and troops in the western city of Farah overnight, officials said on Thursday, as security forces struggled to regain control of a city that has been under growing pressure from the m…
