Lithuania expects NATO to reach deal on Baltic air shield
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Lithuania expects NATO to reach an agreement next year to shield Baltic countries with air defenses, plugging a gap in its security against Russia, its defense minister said on Tuesday.
Saudi reopens Lebanon front in struggle with Iran
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has opened a new front in its regional proxy war with Iran, threatening Tehran’s powerful ally Hezbollah and its home country Lebanon to try to regain the upper hand.
U.S. lawmakers signal plan to comply with Iran nuclear deal: EU
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers signaled they plan to ensure the United States complies with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s misgivings about the pact, the EU’s foreign policy chief said on Tuesday.
NATO to send more troops to Afghanistan after U.S. shift
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO is set to agree on Thursday to increase its Afghanistan training mission by some 3,000 troops, alliance officials said, after the United States switched tack in long-running efforts to defeat Taliban militants and end the conf…
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe widens purge, clearing wife’s succession path
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s sacking of his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa was part of a wider purge, state media said on Tuesday, in a clear out analysts say is meant to neutralize any resistance to the political rise of his wife…
Exclusive: China curbs tourism to North Korea ahead of Trump visit – sources
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – Chinese tour operators based in the border city of Dandong have been told to halt trips to the North Korean capital Pyongyang, five sources told Reuters on Tuesday, the day before U.S. President Donald Trump’s first official v…
Turkish court upholds 25-year jail term for opposition lawmaker
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court rejected on Tuesday an appeals court order to retry a lawmaker from the main opposition party, upholding his 25-year jail term, CNN Turk reported.
Britain says expects most EU citizens can stay after Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said on Tuesday that most European Union citizens currently living in Britain will be allowed to remain in the country after Brexit in 2019.
Iran vying for leadership of Shi’ites in Iraq
NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) – In early September, Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, a senior Iranian official and cleric, flew to the holy city of Najaf in southern Iraq. His entourage included a sizable security detail and the former head of the Revoluti…
From Chilean refuge, Venezuelan congressional deputy defies president
CARACAS (Reuters) – From his refuge at the Chilean ambassador’s home, Venezuela’s deputy congressional leader has defended “civil disobedience” against President Nicolas Maduro and urged demoralized opponents to unite and oust him in a presidential vot…
