Both British post-Brexit customs proposals unworkable: Irish PM
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Neither of Britain’s proposed future customs arrangements with the European Union are workable, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Tuesday, dismissing the option favored by hardline Brexiteers with a comic aside.
With few options, Iran and Europe try to save nuclear deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe sought on Tuesday to find a way to save the Iran nuclear deal without the United States but was short on details about how the accord could survive the reimposition of U.S. sanctions ordered by President Donald Trump.
Tears and joy as Egyptian Christians killed in Libya laid to rest
AL-OUR, EGYPT (Reuters) – Tears mixed with joy on Tuesday as the remains of 20 Christians were laid to rest in Egypt’s Minya province more than three years after they were kidnapped and beheaded in Libya in an attack that provoked rare Egyptian air str…
U.S. imposes sanctions against Iran central bank governor, Iraq-based bank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Iran’s central bank governor, Valiollah Seif, and Iraq-based Al-Bilad Islamic Bank for “moving millions of dollars” for Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard Corps, as Washington seeks…
German court dismisses Erdogan’s appeal to ban mocking poem outright
HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) – A German court on Tuesday rejected Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s appeal to ban outright a satirical poem recited by a comedian on German television, which had soured already-strained ties between Berlin and Ankara.
Saudi car show puts women in the driving seat
RIYADH (Reuters) – A car show in the Saudi capital is drawing in many women, who from next month will be allowed to drive in the kingdom as part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s modernization plans.
French at growing odds with U.S. despite Macron’s ‘BFF’ tactics on Trump
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister warned on Tuesday that President Emmanuel Macron was prepared to respond to U.S. moves in the Middle East, marking a sharp departure from the warm relations on show during Macron’s visit to Washington last mo…
U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran’s central bank chief, others
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Iran’s central bank chief, three other individuals and an Iraq-based bank under programs meant to target supporters of global terrorism.
Shi’ite cleric’s election win puts Iran to the test in Iraq
Baghdad (Reuters) – Already pressured by the U.S. withdrawal from the nuclear deal, Iran faces a major test in managing Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a formidable opponent who beat Tehran’s longtime allies to achieve a shock victory in Iraq’s parliamentary election.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian near Gaza 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…
