U.S. Embassy in Ankara to reopen Wednesday: spokesman
ANKARA (Reuters) – The U.S. Embassy in Ankara will reopen on Wednesday and will provide all regular services, a spokesman said, after the mission was closed for two days due to a security threat.
UK parliament will not be able to overturn EU referendum: Brexit minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Parliament will not be able thwart Brexit by using a vote expected later this year on the final deal negotiated with the European Union to overturn the result of the 2016 referendum, Brexit minister David Davis said on Tuesday.
Britain warns Russia over double agent’s mysterious illness
SALISBURY, England (Reuters) – Britain warned Russia on Tuesday of a robust response if the Kremlin was behind a mysterious illness that has struck down a former double agent convicted of betraying dozens of spies to British intelligence.
Putin says Russians accused of U.S. election meddling could be prosecuted in Russia: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russian nationals accused by the United States of election tampering could be prosecuted in Russia if they were found to have broken Russian law, the TASS news agency reported.
Macron’s plan for packed French jails: more cells, fewer inmates
PARIS (Reuters) – France will build thousands of new jail cells and use electronic tagging more widely under reforms being pursued by President Emmanuel Macron to remedy some of the worst prison overcrowding in Europe and protests by wardens over viole…
Britain threatens to pull out of World Cup if Russia behind spy’s mysterious illness
SALISBURY, England (Reuters) – Britain threatened on Tuesday to pull out of the soccer World Cup in Russia if Moscow was shown to be behind the mysterious illness that struck down a Russian former double agent convicted of betraying dozens of spies to …
North Korea says willing to hold talks with U.S., halt nuclear tests: South
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea is willing to hold talks with the United States on denuclearization and will suspend nuclear tests while those discussions are under way, the South said on Tuesday after a delegation returned from meeting the North’s leade…
Italy’s League leader says is only possible PM candidate for center-right
MILAN (Reuters) – The leader of the far-right League said on Tuesday he was the only possible candidate for prime minister for the center-right after his party emerged as the strongest in the conservative bloc at Sunday’s election.
Germany will look into Turkey’s request to extradite Kurdish leader: minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German Justice Ministry will examine Turkey’s request for the extradition of Syrian Kurdish leader Saleh Muslim and make a decision based on constitutional principles, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Tuesday.
Unidentified substance leaves ex-Russian double agent and daughter ill in Britain
SALISBURY, England (Reuters) – British police raced on Tuesday to identify the substance suspected of striking down a former Russian double agent convicted of treason in Moscow for betraying dozens of spies to British intelligence.
