Dutch minister to face parliament over false Putin claim
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government lurched toward political crisis on Tuesday as parliament ordered Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra to face questions for lying about witnessing Vladimir Putin outline a strategy for a greater Russia.
U.S. urges help for Iraq, extends $3 billion credit line
KUWAIT (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday urged members of the coalition fighting Islamic State to help rebuild Iraq or risk a reversal of the gains made against the group, and said it would extend to Baghdad a $3 billion credit line.
Powder sent to UK parliament found to be harmless
LONDON (Reuters) – Counter-terrorism police were called to Britain’s parliament on Tuesday to investigate white power sent to an office in the building, but the powder was later found to be harmless, officials said.
U.N. says Reuters report on Myanmar massacre demands ‘attention, action’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A Reuters investigation into the killing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and other reports of grave abuses “demand our attention and action,” a senior United Nations official told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday.
U.S. national intelligence director says it’s ‘decision time’ on North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. director of national intelligence, Dan Coats, said on Tuesday time is running out for the United States to act on the threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear programs.
ANC orders Zuma to step down as South African president
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling party ordered Jacob Zuma on Tuesday to step down as head of state but gave him no firm deadline to go, setting the stage for a potential fight to wrest him from power.
More Russian cyber attacks on elections ‘likely’: U.S. intelligence chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia is likely to pursue more cyber attacks on elections in the United States, U.S. intelligence community leaders said on Tuesday, with just months to go before U.S. congressional and local elections in November.
WikiLeaks founder Assange loses bid to halt UK legal action against him
LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lost a legal bid on Tuesday to persuade British authorities to drop further action against him for breaching his bail conditions when he walked into the Ecuadorean embassy in London in 2012.
Kuwait condemns Philippine president’s call to evacuate workers
KUWAIT (Reuters) – A top Kuwaiti official condemned on Tuesday a call by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to evacuate his country’s workers from Kuwait, suggesting Duterte could damage ties between the two countries.
Instruments showing wrong speed may have brought down Russian plane: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A plane crash near Moscow on Sunday which killed all 71 people on board could have been caused in part by instruments showing incorrect speed, the TASS news agency quoted investigators as saying on Tuesday.
