Egypt police detain former anti-graft chief, family says
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police on Tuesday detained former anti-corruption chief Hisham Genena, who had been helping run the election campaign of a challenger to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, his daughter said.
NATO chief backs bigger alliance training mission in Iraq
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that the alliance was ready to answer a U.S. call for NATO to expand its small training mission in Iraq to support reconstruction of the country after three years of war with …
Putin and Trump discussed North Korea by phone on Monday: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed North Korea by phone on Monday, but the discussion was not in-depth, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
Coalition members must help Iraq rebuild, Tillerson says
KUWAIT (Reuters) – The United States urged members of the coalition fighting Islamic State on Tuesday to help rebuild Iraq or risk the reversal of the gains made against the group there.
UK’s Oxfam faces more pressure after new report of sex abuse by aid workers
LONDON (Reuters) – British aid organization Oxfam faced fresh pressure on Tuesday after a former senior member of staff said her concerns about “a culture of sexual abuse” involving aid workers were not taken seriously by the charity’s bosses.
Malaysia’s opposition objects to proposed to new vote boundaries
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s opposition and an election watchdog submitted objections on Tuesday to the redrawing of some constituency boundaries, which they said would favor Prime Minister Najib Razak in a general election due by August.
Erdogan says U.S. funding of Syrian YPG will impact Turkey’s decisions
ANKARA (Reuters) – A decision by the United States to continue to fund the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia will affect Turkey’s decisions, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, ahead of a visit this week by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
Lotte chief and ex-president’s friend jailed in South Korea scandal
SEOUL (Reuters) – The friend of former South Korean leader Park Geun-hye who was at the center of an influence-peddling scandal that rocked the country’s business and political elite has been sentenced to 20 years in jail, a Seoul court said on Tuesday…
Islamic State yet to suffer ‘enduring defeat’ says Tillerson
KUWAIT (Reuters) – The end of major combat operations against Islamic State does not mean the United States and its allies have achieved an enduring defeat of the militant group, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday.
British defense secretary says warship bound for South China Sea: media
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A British warship will sail through the South China Sea next month to assert freedom-of-navigation rights, British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said in remarks published on Tuesday.
