Bahrain imposes entry visas on Qatar nationals, residents
CAIRO (Reuters) – Bahrain said on Tuesday it would impose entry visas on Qatar nationals and residents in what it called a security measure.
Pregnant U.S. minor moved to Iraq from Syria: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Tuesday that U.S. forces had moved a person who is under 18 years old to Iraq from Syria and two U.S. officials said the minor was a pregnant American.
Australian citizenship crisis threatens to engulf another lawmaker
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A citizenship crisis that has rocked Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s government could claim another high profile lawmaker, with the president of the Senate saying he will resign from parliament if found to be a dual nati…
Northern Ireland power-sharing talks to extend into Wednesday
BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s main political parties are to continue talks aimed at restoring the British region’s devolved government on Wednesday, a British government official said, in an apparent extension of a deadline for a deal.
Britain accelerates Brexit plans, divorce talks also to speed up
LONDON/BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Britain is accelerating preparations for “all eventualities” when it leaves the European Union, but both sides are hopeful an agreement on stepping up talks to unravel more than 40 years of partnership will be sealed soon….
U.S. to vote against U.N. resolution calling for end to Cuba embargo
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States will vote against a U.N. General Assembly resolution on Wednesday calling for the lifting of the decades-old U.S. economic embargo against Cuba, reversing an abstention by Washington last year.
U.S. welcomes China, South Korea bid to improve ties despite anti-missile dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department welcomed a decision by China and South Korea on Tuesday to resume normal ties after a year-long standoff over a decision by Seoul and Washington to deploy a missile defense system to counter North Korea’…
Ousted Catalan leader agrees to election, summoned to Madrid court
BRUSSELS/MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonia’s ousted leader Carles Puigdemont agreed on Tuesday to a snap election called by Spain’s central government when it took control of the region to stop it breaking away, but he said the fight for independence would…
Merkel preaches tolerance, religious freedom at Reformation ceremony
WITTENBERG, Germany (Reuters) – Invoking the spirit of the Reformation, Chancellor Angela Merkel called for religious freedom and tolerance on Tuesday and said Germany should lend extra support to the children of refugees “who have experienced awful th…
Iraqi authorities gain first foothold at Kurdish frontier with Turkey
ANKARA/BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi troops deployed on Tuesday at one of the main land crossings with Turkey, gaining a foothold at the Kurdish-held frontier for the first time in decades and imposing one of Baghdad’s central demands on the Ku…
