Indonesia’s bid to root out Islamists throws spotlight on universities
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (Reuters) – When students at Indonesia’s prestigious Institute of Agricultural Studies swore an oath to support a caliphate in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country last year, a video of the event went viral and the governmen…
Mexico says upcoming U.S. execution of national is ‘illegal’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Senior Mexican diplomats on Monday condemned the upcoming execution of a Mexican inmate on death row in Texas, calling his sentence “illegal” and vowing to exhaust all possible efforts to prevent him from being killed later this…
Britain says Johnson comments do not justify more Iran charges against jailed aid worker
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Monday that comments by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson about jailed Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe should not be used by the Islamic Republic to bring additional charges against her.
Saudi Arabia says Lebanon declares war, deepening crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia accused Lebanon on Monday of declaring war against it because of aggression by the Iran-backed Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah, a dramatic escalation of a crisis threatening to destabilize the tiny Arab country.
U.S. to soon stage drill with three carriers as Trump visits Asia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups will exercise together in the Western Pacific in the coming days in a rare show of force as President Donald Trump visits Asia with warnings about the nuclear threat from North Korea, U.S…
Liberian court halts presidential run-off vote amid fraud probe
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia’s Supreme Court on Monday put a presidential run-off on hold until the electoral commission can investigate claims of irregularities and alleged fraud in last month’s first round of voting.
Saudi Arabia says Lebanon declares war against it
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Monday that Lebanon had declared war against it because of what it described as aggression against the Kingdom by the Iran-backed Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah.
Gorbachev sees Russian democracy far off: biographer Taubman
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, celebrated in the West for championing democracy and helping end the Cold War, sees little chance Russia will turn from czarist-reminiscent, strongman government anytime in coming decades, th…
U.S., Turkey restart issuing visas but tensions over detentions fester
ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States partially resumed issuing visas in Turkey on Monday after getting what it said were assurances about the safety of staff at its missions following a number of detentions.
U.N. Security Council urges Myanmar to stop excessive military force
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council urged the Myanmar government on Monday to “ensure no further excessive use of military force in Rakhine state,” where violence has forced more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee the Budd…
