Austria’s Social Democrats urge Facebook to unmask people behind smear campaign
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern’s Social Democrats asked Facebook to disclose the identities of those behind sites which they say are spreading libel in an attempt to clean up a smear campaign scandal ahead of an election on Oct. …
Danish inventor had murder videos on his computer – prosecutor
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A Danish inventor charged with murdering Swedish journalist Kim Wall in his home-made submarine had video footage on his computer showing women being violently killed, a court heard on Tuesday.
U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis suggests sticking with Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday the United States should consider staying in the Iran nuclear deal unless it were proven Tehran that was not abiding by the agreement or that it was not in the U.S. national inter…
Kurdish rebel leader Talabani sought Iraqi unity as president
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani, who died on Tuesday aged 83, spent decades fighting for his people’s independence but then became president of Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and struggled to unite the deeply fra…
Tens of thousands of Catalans take to streets to protest police action
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Catalonia on Tuesday to protest against Sunday’s violent crackdown by Spanish police on an outlawed independence referendum for the region.
EU’s diplomatic back channel in Pyongyang goes cold
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – While European powers France and Britain are lobbying Washington to cool tensions since North Korea’s most powerful nuclear test a month ago, EU nations with embassies in Pyongyang are directly pressing the North Koreans.
Boris Johnson lauds PM May, says behind every syllable of her Brexit stance
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson lauded Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday for taking on the duty of making a success of Brexit, adding that her top ministers were united behind every syllable of her EU exit pl…
Turkey seeks to isolate Syria Idlib jihadists opposing truce
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey is luring militants away from the jihadist alliance that controls Syria’s northwestern Idlib province as a step toward implementing a deal to reduce violence there, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday.
U.S. orders expulsion of 15 Cuban diplomats
WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Tuesday ordered the expulsion of 15 Cuban diplomats after pulling more than half of its own embassy staff out of Havana last week, further escalating tensions between the United States and Cuba….
Indian tycoon Mallya appears in UK court on new money-laundering accusations
LONDON (Reuters) – Indian businessman Vijay Mallya, who India wants to extradite from Britain on fraud charges, faces further accusations of money-laundering with some funds allegedly going to his Force India Formula One motor racing team, a London cou…
