Qatar’s emir renews call for dialogue over Gulf crisis
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Tuesday renewed a call for “unconditional dialogue” to end a political crisis pitting his country against four Arab states, but it was not clear his overture would thaw the disp…
Turkey’s Erdogan says Kurdish independence vote risks regional crisis
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on Tuesday said a Kurdish independence referendum in northern Iraq could lead to fresh conflicts in the Middle East.
Trump vows if threatened to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his standoff with North Korea over its nuclear challenge on Tuesday, threatening to “totally destroy” the country of 26 million people and mocking its leader, Kim Jong Un, as a “rocket ma…
Iran says Trump’s U.N. remarks ‘shameless, ignorant’: Fars news agency
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran denounced U.S. President Donald Trump’s U.N. remarks as “shameless and ignorant” and said his speech on Tuesday showed his lack of knowledge about Tehran’s fight against terrorism, the semi-official Fars news agency repo…
Israel shoots down Iranian-made drone over Syrian frontier: military
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel shot down a pilotless plane over the Golan Heights on Tuesday and said it was probably an Iranian-built aircraft on a reconnaissance mission for the Lebanese Hezbollah militant group along Israel’s frontier with Syria.
Merkel dismisses hecklers as polls point to fourth term
WISMAR, Germany (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on track to win a fourth term in Sunday’s national election despite a dip in support for her conservatives, a poll showed on Tuesday, and she shrugged off calls to quit from far-right heckl…
Britain, Saudi Arabia sign military cooperation deal: state media
RIYADH (Reuters) – Britain and Saudi Arabia signed a framework deal on military and security cooperation, Saudi state news agency SPA said on Tuesday, redoubling efforts to counter Iran in the Gulf region and defeat Islamic State.
Hamas asks Abbas to lift Gaza sanctions after disbanding shadow government
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – Hamas called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to respond to the disbanding of its shadow government in the Gaza Strip by ending his sanctions on the impoverished enclave.
Brazil’s new top prosecutor reshuffles ‘Car Wash’ investigation team
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s new top federal prosecutor on Tuesday reshuffled the team of investigators in charge of pursuing the biggest corruption probe yet conducted in Latin America’s largest nation.
Rohingya Muslims trapped after Myanmar violence told to stay put
SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) – Thousands of Rohingya Muslims trapped by hostile Buddhists in northwestern Myanmar have enough food and will not be granted the safe passage they requested from two remote villages, a senior government official said on Tuesd…
