German parties want lobbyist registry, may mandate hack reports
BERLIN (Reuters) – German parties exploring a coalition government agreed on Tuesday to set up a mandatory registry of lobbyists and may require private firms to disclose breaches of cyber defenses, according to a draft paper on security seen by Reuter…
Zimbabwe ruling party accuses army chief of treason as tanks seen near capital
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ruling party accused the head of the armed forces of treason on Tuesday as armored vehicles rolled towards the capital in apparent military pressure on President Robert Mugabe over a succession dispute.
Ukraine prosecutor says puzzled by lack of U.S. help on Manafort case
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine is puzzled by the lack of a U.S. response to requests it has made to question former Donald Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort as a witness over two cases involving misuse of Ukrainian state funds, the chief investigator said.
Russia’s Defense Ministry to investigate wrong photos used on Syria statement
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday an employee had attached the wrong photos to a statement accusing the United States of providing de-facto air cover for Islamic State in Syria after the mistake was spotted online….
More than 60 killed in air strike on Syrian market town
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The death toll from air strikes on a Syrian town in a “de-escalation zone” has risen to 61, a war monitor said on Tuesday, a demonstration of the fragile state of areas set up in attempt to ease the violence.
Spreading housing shortage hits over 850,000 people in Germany: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – A housing crisis is spreading in Germany, the Federal Homelessness Association said on Tuesday, forecasting that 1.2 million people could be living in shelters by 2018.
When exactly will Britain leave the EU? UK parliament debates
LONDON (Reuters) – When exactly will Britain leave the European Union?
Venezuela says debt refinancing under way, S&P calls selective default
CARACAS/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Venezuela’s cash-strapped government insisted it had successfully begun efforts to refinance some $60 billion in bonds, though creditors disagreed following fruitless talks and a ratings firm declared the nation in selectiv…
Zimbabwe ruling party says will not give in to military pressure
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ruling party said on Tuesday it would never give in to military pressure and accused the head of the armed forces of treasonable conduct after armored vehicles were seen heading towards the capital Harare.
Iran quake survivors complain of slow aid effort, battle freezing cold
ANKARA (Reuters) – Exhausted and exposed to freezing cold, survivors of a weekend earthquake in western Iran begged authorities for food and shelter on Tuesday, saying aid was slow to reach them.
