Putin says Russia’s defense industry to get new Yars missile complexes in 2018
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that 14 missile regiments would receive the new Yars intercontinental missile complexes to replace their old Topol complexes this year as part of a build-up of the state’s armed…
Maduro vows economic change for Venezuela’s ‘rebirth’ before vote
CARACAS (Reuters) – Widely blamed for Venezuela’s unprecedented economic crisis, President Nicolas Maduro vowed on Tuesday to make “great changes” in the OPEC nation reeling from hyperinflation and shortages if re-elected this weekend.
Greece passes asylum bill to ease overcrowding in island camps
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday aimed at making asylum procedures simpler and faster and to ease overcrowding on its island refugee camps.
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians near border as Gaza buries dead
GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER (Reuters) – Palestinians buried the dead on Tuesday from the bloodiest day in Gaza in years, after Israeli forces killed 60 Palestinians near the Gaza-Israel border during demonstrations against the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jer…
North Korea suspends talks with South, warns on Trump-Kim summit
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea suspended high-level talks with South Korea scheduled for Wednesday due to U.S.-South Korean military exercises and warned that a summit next month between its leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump could be in…
Mexican journalist gunned down in Gulf state of Tabasco
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican journalist was killed on Tuesday in the southern state of Tabasco on the Gulf of Mexico amid deepening violence in one of the world’s most dangerous countries for reporters.
UK PM May warns Turkey’s Erdogan not to lose sight of democratic values
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday warned Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan not to go too far in his crackdown on those believed to be behind a failed 2016 coup attempt, speaking after a meeting in London marked by human rights pro…
North Korea suspends talks with South scheduled for Wednesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea said on Wednesday it had no choice but to suspend high-level talks with South Korea scheduled for later in the day due to U.S.-South Korean military exercises that went against the trend of warming North-South ties.
Struggling to agree on government pact, Italy’s League turns on EU
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s far-right League, struggling to stitch together a coalition deal with the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, said on Tuesday it was ready to wage war on European Union budget rules and put Italians first.
Toxic gases add to hazards near Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Toxic gas emanating from steaming gashes on the flank of Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano on Tuesday added to the danger facing residents, whose escape routes are threatened with closure because of lava flows, officials said….
