Minor Venezuela presidential candidate quits race to back Falcon
CARACAS (Reuters) – A little-known independent candidate withdrew his bid for Venezuela’s presidency on Tuesday to back Henri Falcon, who is the main challenger to incumbent leader Nicolas Maduro.
Israel goes on high alert over Syria as Trump quits Iran deal
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel went on high alert for a possible flare-up with neighboring Syria on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump announced he was withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.
Obama calls Trump’s decision on Iran nuclear deal ‘misguided’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Barack Obama, under whose administration the Iran nuclear agreement was reached in 2015, said on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the deal was “misguided.”
Britain’s upper house of parliament votes in favor of staying in EU’s single market
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s upper house of parliament on Tuesday inflicted another defeat on Prime Minister Theresa May’s government, voting in favor of staying in the European Union’s single market.
Israel declares high alert over Iranian actions in Syria
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has instructed local authorities in the Israeli-held Golan Heights to “unlock and ready (bomb) shelters” after identifying what the military described as “irregular activity of Iranian forces in Syria”.
Italy’s Berlusconi resists pressure, for now, to stand aside
ROME (Reuters) – Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia party rebuffed calls on Tuesday for it to stand aside to allow the formation of a coalition government, pushing Italy closer to an unprecedented summer re-vote.
Trump expected to pull U.S. from Iran nuclear deal on Tuesday
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce on Tuesday that he is pulling out of an international nuclear deal with Iran, in a move that would raise the risk of conflict in the Middle East, upset America’s European …
Trump, China’s Xi discuss trade ahead of talks next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed ongoing trade issues on Tuesday, as both sides continue to position themselves amid a heated feud over tariffs between the world’s two largest economies.
Iraq’s Sunnis voting without hope in first election since Islamic State
TIKRIT/MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – At the gates of Tikrit under a giant billboard of a Shi’ite militia commander, hundreds of Iraqi Sunni Arabs wait in the scorching sun for hours to be searched before being let into the city that was once the power base o…
Seventeen deaths reported in Congo as Ebola outbreak confirmed
KINSHASA (Reuters) – At least 17 people have died in an area of northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo where health officials have now confirmed an outbreak of Ebola, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
