Qatar suggests Gulf crisis hurts fight against Islamic State: CNBC
(Reuters) – Qatar’s foreign minister suggested on Tuesday that measures taken by Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states in their dispute with Qatar had hurt the U.S.-led fight against Islamic State, according to the text of an interview with CNBC.
Japan Inc wants Abe election win, but smaller majority
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese companies overwhelmingly want Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition to stay in power in this Sunday’s national election but about two-thirds want it to lose seats, a Reuters poll found.
New Zealand’s kingmaker holds caucus meeting amid talk decision is close
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s small nationalist party, which has a key role in deciding the next government, is holding a meeting of its caucus on Wednesday as they near a decision on which party to back in a coalition.
China’s Xi to open Communist Party congress, likely signaling plans for next five years
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday opens a critical Communist Party congress expected to cement his authority with a closely watched address signaling how he intends to put that power to use during a second five-year term.
Jailed British-Iranian charity worker received letter from ex-UK PM Cameron: prosecutor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A British-Iranian charity worker serving a jail sentence in Tehran received a letter from ex-prime minister David Cameron that showed she had ties to the British government, a prosecutor said on Tuesday, according to Mizan, the news …
Gaddafi son in good health, following politics: family lawyer
TUNIS (Reuters) – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent son of the former Libyan leader, is in good health and is following the political situation in Libya from his base inside the country, a Gaddafi family lawyer said on Tuesday.
Catalonia refuses to renounce independence, separatist protesters rally
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Catalonia refused on Tuesday to bow to the Spanish government’s demand that it renounce a symbolic declaration of independence, setting it on a political collision course with Madrid later this week.
Venezuela’s Maduro defends disputed vote, opposition divided
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro defended Venezuela’s “secure” election system on Tuesday as opponents struggled to present a united front over allegations of fraud in a nationwide vote surprisingly won by the ruling socialists.
U.S. mulls potential F-16 sale to Greece: Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration has informed Congress of a potential sale to upgrade the F-16 aircraft in Greece’s Air Force, a deal could be worth $2.4 billion.
Israel: No peace talks with Palestinian government reliant on Hamas
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Tuesday it would not hold peace negotiations with a Palestinian government dependent on the Islamist Hamas group, responding to a new reconciliation agreement between the two main Palestinian factions.
