Israeli minister threatens Assad over any Iranian attacks from Syria
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel could respond to any Iranian attack on it from Syria by toppling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government, an Israeli security cabinet minister said on Monday, hinting that Assad himself may be targeted for assassinati…
Cambodia’s Supreme Court rejects bail for detained opposition leader
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea for bail by detained opposition leader Kem Sokha, following his arrest last year on charges of seeking to overthrow the government.
Hungary’s president asks Viktor Orban to form his government
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s President Janos Ader has asked Viktor Orban to form his new government and proposed on Monday that parliament should elect Orban prime minister for a new four-year term.
U.S. Embassy road signs go up in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. Embassy road signs went up in Jerusalem on Monday before next week’s opening of the mission in accordance with President Donald Trump’s recognition of the city as Israel’s capital.
UK’s Johnson to Trump: Iran deal has weaknesses but don’t dump it
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has appealed to U.S. President Donald Trump not to end the Iran nuclear agreement, saying the deal had weaknesses but these could be addressed given time.
Australia says hundreds likely to languish in Pacific camps
Canberra (Reuters) – Hundreds of asylum-seekers held in Australian-run detention centers in the Pacific are likely to remain there indefinitely as no other country is willing to resettle them, Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton said on Monday.
Once a relative unknown, Iraqi PM Abadi seeks second term
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Few outside Iraq knew the name Haider al-Abadi in 2014 when he was plucked from relative obscurity to lead a nation in chaos.
Padlocks stolen from EDF’s Flamanville nuclear site, EDF says no impact on safety
PARIS (Reuters) – French state-owned power group EDF said some padlocks had been stolen from its Flamanville nuclear power site, although EDF said there was no impact on the plant’s safety.
Hezbollah allies gain in Lebanon parliament: unofficial results
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Iran-backed Shi’ite group Hezbollah and its political allies won more than half the seats in Lebanon’s first parliamentary election in nine years, according to unofficial preliminary results cited by politicians and Lebanese medi…
In Turkey’s Kurdish heartland, a battle for homes and votes
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Kurdish electrician Sukru Gunduz was out on a job when a friend came running to tell him his house was being knocked down, with five members of his family inside.
