Yemen’s Houthis threaten to block Red Sea shipping lane
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s armed Houthi movement threatened to block the strategic Red Sea shipping lane if the Saudi-led coalition it is fighting keeps pushing toward the port of Hodeidah it controls, the Houthi-run SABA news agency reported.
Egypt’s President Sisi wins huge parliamentary support for a second term
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has won the backing of over three-quarters of parliamentarians for a second term as president, lawmakers said on Tuesday, a day after a timeline for the election was announced.
Sweden worried about future of U.S. funds for Palestinian aid agency
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Swedish ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday he is concerned about the Trump administration’s plans to review funding for a humanitarian agency that provides aid to Palestinian refugees.
Nigeria’s Buhari blames communal violence on population growth
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s president on Tuesday blamed clashes between Muslim cattle herders and Christian farmers on the clamor for land in the face of a population rapidly approaching 200 million people.
UK plans three-month window after Brexit to start court cases under EU law
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it wanted to give businesses and citizens a three-month window after leaving the European Union, during which they can start court cases relating to a breach of EU legal principles.
German parties inch closer to coalition with deal on skilled immigrants
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s would-be coalition partners have reached agreement on a law to attract skilled immigrants, German media reported on Tuesday, suggesting the parties are edging closer to a decision to open formal coalition negotiations.
North Korea tells South it will not discuss nuclear arms in future talks
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said after its first talks with South Korea in more than two years that it would not discuss its nuclear weapons with Seoul because they were aimed only at the United States, not its “brethren” in South Korea.
‘Farce’ – no new start for Britain’s May with reshuffle
LONDON (Reuters) – A government reshuffle by British Prime Minister Theresa May was dismissed even by some of her allies on Tuesday as a failure that one said left her attempt to reassert her authority in “smoke and wreckage”.
Tourists airlifted from snowbound Swiss ski resort
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss Alpine resort of Zermatt airlifted guests by helicopter on Tuesday after heavy snow and a power cut stranded thousands of visitors.
German court halts deportation of Turk convicted of Islamist support
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s highest court on Tuesday halted the deportation of a Turkish citizen convicted of supporting an Islamist militant organization, saying authorities should first ensure he wouldn’t face torture or inhumane prison conditions i…
