Bombs still fall on Syria’s Ghouta after heaviest toll in years
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Pro-government forces carried air raids in Syria’s eastern Ghouta rebel-held enclave overnight on Monday and early on Tuesday after the heaviest one-day death toll from bombardment there in three years, a war monitor said.
Turkey orders detention of 170 soldiers for links to coup plotters: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities issued detention warrants for 170 people suspected of links to the network accused of orchestrating a failed coup in 2016, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Tuesday.
Investors watching closely as South Africa’s Ramaphosa considers cabinet line-up
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday his early morning walks gave him time to think about his cabinet amid growing speculation about its composition and the future of the finance minister.
Rising poverty gnaws at Italian social fabric as election nears
HERCULANEUM, Italy (Reuters) – Roberto Biondi’s 89-year-old mother has Alzheimer’s, is housebound and no longer recognizes her son. She is also the family’s main breadwinner.
Australia’s deputy PM loses support of state branch amid sex scandal
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A state branch of the Australian National Party has pulled its support for Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce because of his extramarital affair, its leader said on Tuesday, opening a new rift in the ruling coalition.
Relax and invest, Saudi prince tells investors after corruption crackdown
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – Three months after Saudi Arabia detained scores of people in a crackdown on corruption, its rulers are trying to reassure investors that the kingdom remains open for business.
South Korea to announce joint military drill plan with U.S. before April
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the United States will announce plans before April for joint military drills that had been postponed until after the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, South Korea’s defense minister said on Tuesday.
Kenya prevents two opposition activists from traveling abroad
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya prevented two opposition activists from traveling abroad because it had not been formally sent a court order reinstating their passports, immigration authorities said on Tuesday.
Thai court grants custody to Japanese father of 13 surrogate children
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai court on Tuesday said it ruled in favor of a wealthy Japanese man who had fathered 13 surrogate children in Thailand, naming him their legal parent and sole guardian.
Mexico City investigates disappearance of radio journalist
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico City’s attorney general’s office has opened an investigation into the disappearance of journalist Mario Antonio Cañas, who was last seen on Friday, it said.
