UK ministers attack Britain’s upper house over Brexit vote
LONDON (Reuters) – Ministers criticized the upper house of parliament on Tuesday over its vote to hand parliament powers to block or even delay Brexit, saying the move would tie the government’s hands in negotiations with the European Union.
Pushing to bury Iran deal, Israel insists nobody wants war with Tehran
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Tuesday it does not seek war with Iran, a day after presenting purported evidence of past Iranian nuclear arms work, but suggested U.S. President Donald Trump backed its latest attempt to kill a deal aimed at curbin…
In show of continuity, Castro flanks new Cuban leader at May Day rally
HAVANA (Reuters) – At Cuba’s first major political rally since Raul Castro handed the presidency over to his protege Miguel Diaz-Canel, the two men stood side-by-side overseeing Havana’s May Day march on Tuesday in a show of continuity and unity on the…
Witnessing blast in Kabul: ‘You can still see the smoke in the pictures’
KABUL (Reuters) – The pictures show journalists killed in the second of two explosions that rocked Kabul during the morning rush hour. They were taken by Reuters photographer Omar Sobhani, 10 or 15 seconds after a suicide bomber, apparently targeting m…
At least nine dead after church attack in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least nine people were killed and dozens others wounded in Central African Republic’s capital Bangui in an attack by unidentified gunmen on a church, a morgue official at the Community Hospital told Reuters.
Blasts kill around 20 people in northeast Nigeria’s Mubi: Adamawa police commissioner
YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Blasts in and around a mosque killed around 20 people in the northeast Nigerian town of Mubi on Tuesday, the police commissioner of Adamawa state said.
Algeria’s biggest union urges Bouteflika to run for fifth term
HASSI MESSAOUD, Algeria (Reuters) – Algeria’s biggest union urged President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Tuesday to seek a fifth term in office in a further sign that the veteran leader will run in next year’s elections in the North African oil producer.
Netanyahu told Trump about Iran claims in March, senior official says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed U.S. President Donald Trump about evidence of a past secret Iranian nuclear arms program in March, a senior Israeli official said, a move apparently aimed at killing an internatio…
Leader of small Turkish Islamist party announces bid for presidency
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A small Turkish Islamist party on Tuesday said it would field a candidate in the June 24 presidential snap election, potentially siphoning off critical votes from President Tayyip Erdogan and stopping him from an outright win in th…
Japan to host summit with China, South Korea on May 9
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will host a summit with President Moon Jae-in of South Korea and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Tokyo on May 9 to discuss regional issues, the government said on Tuesday, with observers expecting North Korea to be high on the age…
