Kenyan police detain opposition politician at airport in scuffle: lawyer
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The lawyer of an opposition politician of dual Kenyan and Canadian citizenship said on Tuesday his client was detained by police at Nairobi airport during an attempt to force him onto a plane to Canada.
Israeli ex-spymasters warn country is ‘critically ill’ under Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Six former Israeli spymasters accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday of jeopardizing the country’s future as it prepares to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its founding next month.
Australia hints at possible World Cup boycott over nerve agent attack
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said on Tuesday it will expel two Russian diplomats in response to a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain that the British government has blamed on Moscow and hinted at a possible boycott of the World Cup.
Thousands more leave Syria’s Ghouta in withdrawal deal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Some 7,000 people departed eastern Ghouta for Syrian rebel-held territory near the Turkish border on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, under an agreement arranged by Russia to surrender the enclave to the Syrian …
Vatican Treasurer’s lawyer says case prejudiced by book
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Release of a book on Vatican Treasurer George Pell just two months before charges were laid against him last year for historical sexual offences may have prejudiced his case, a court heard on Tuesday.
Iraq will prevent attacks on Turkey, Iraqi PM Abadi tells Turkey’s Yildirim
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s armed forces have instructions to prevent “foreign fighters” from launching cross-border attacks on Turkey, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told his Turkish counterpart, Binali Yildirim.
Russia to respond harshly to U.S. expulsion of diplomats: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday that Moscow would respond harshly to a U.S. decision to expel 60 Russian diplomats, but was still open to strategic stability talks with Washington, the RIA news agency r…
Egypt begins second day of voting as Sisi coasts towards victory
CAIRO(Reuters) – Egypt began the second of a three-day presidential election on Tuesday with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi set for an easy victory, after authorities urged people to cast their ballots to provide a strong mandate for the former militar…
Vietnam detains dissident singer after European tour
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnamese singer and activist Do Nguyen Mai Khoi, an outspoken campaigner for free speech, was detained in the capital Hanoi on Tuesday after flying home from Europe, her husband told Reuters.
Putin visits scene of deadly shopping mall fire
KEMEROVO (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday visited the scene of a fire in a shopping mall that killed at least 64 people, and hit out at “criminal negligence” which he said was to blame for the high death toll.
