U.N. says Reuters report on Myanmar massacre demands ‘attention, action’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A Reuters investigation into the killing of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and other reports of grave abuses “demand our attention and action,” a senior United Nations official told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday.
U.S. national intelligence director says it’s ‘decision time’ on North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. director of national intelligence, Dan Coats, said on Tuesday time is running out for the United States to act on the threat posed by North Korea’s nuclear programs.
ANC orders Zuma to step down as South African president
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling party ordered Jacob Zuma on Tuesday to step down as head of state but gave him no firm deadline to go, setting the stage for a potential fight to wrest him from power.
More Russian cyber attacks on elections ‘likely’: U.S. intelligence chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia is likely to pursue more cyber attacks on elections in the United States, U.S. intelligence community leaders said on Tuesday, with just months to go before U.S. congressional and local elections in November.
WikiLeaks founder Assange loses bid to halt UK legal action against him
LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lost a legal bid on Tuesday to persuade British authorities to drop further action against him for breaching his bail conditions when he walked into the Ecuadorean embassy in London in 2012.
Kuwait condemns Philippine president’s call to evacuate workers
KUWAIT (Reuters) – A top Kuwaiti official condemned on Tuesday a call by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to evacuate his country’s workers from Kuwait, suggesting Duterte could damage ties between the two countries.
Instruments showing wrong speed may have brought down Russian plane: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A plane crash near Moscow on Sunday which killed all 71 people on board could have been caused in part by instruments showing incorrect speed, the TASS news agency quoted investigators as saying on Tuesday.
UK police investigating unspecified incident in parliament
LONDON (Reuters) – Police were investigating an incident in the British parliament on Tuesday, the lower house of the legislature said, and media reports said officers were checking a suspect package.
Erdogan tells Cyprus not to test Turkey over gas standoff
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned Cyprus not to “overstep the mark” in the eastern Mediterranean, after Greek Cypriots accused the Turkish military of obstructing a vessel exploring for natural gas over the weekend.
Teens face trial for alleged plot to kill Austrian police
VIENNA (Reuters) – Two Austrian teenagers have been charged with planning to kill as many police officers as they could in a jihadist attack on a provincial police station ordered by a Chechen member of Islamic State, according to court documents.
