Italy police arrest woman mafia boss, 24 others in Palermo dragnet
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – Police in the Sicilian capital of Palermo scooped up 25 suspected mobsters on an array of charges on Tuesday, including a woman accused of filling in as boss for her imprisoned husband.
Trump tells Abbas intends to move embassy to Jerusalem: Abbas spokesman
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump informed Palestinian President Mahmolud Abbas on Tuesday that he intends to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, Abbas’s spokesman said.
Lebanon’s Hariri rescinds resignation, drawing line under crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri rescinded his resignation on Tuesday, drawing a line under a month-long crisis triggered when he announced from Riyadh that he was stepping down and remained outside Lebanon for weeks.
Turkish academics to be tried in April over Kurdish letter
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Tuesday adjourned for four months the trial of 10 academics who signed a letter to the Turkish government last year calling for violence against Turkey’s Kurds to end.
Britain says ‘conceivable’ Manchester attack might have been stopped
LONDON (Reuters) – A suicide attack at a pop concert in Manchester that killed 22 people in May might have been prevented if the security services had responded differently to intelligence in the months before the attack, a government report has found….
Lebanon’s PM rescinds resignation as government agrees deal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri rescinded his resignation on Tuesday and said all members of the government had agreed to stay out of conflicts in Arab countries.
Iran asks Muslims to disrupt Israeli ties in region: TV
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged Muslims on Tuesday to disrupt what he called a plot by unnamed countries in the region to build ties with Israel.
Supporters free ex-Georgian leader Saakashvili from Ukrainian police amid chaotic scenes
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian supporters of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili freed him from a police van on Tuesday after his detention on suspicion of assisting a criminal organisation led to clashes with police in Kiev.
Warnings mount over Trump’s Jerusalem declaration, Turkey sees ‘red line’
ANKARA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turkey threatened on Tuesday to cut diplomatic ties with Israel if U.S. President Donald Trump recognizes Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, joining a mounting chorus of voices saying the move would unleash turmoil.
Myanmar forces may be guilty of genocide against Rohingya, U.N. says
GENEVA (Reuters) – Myanmar’s security forces may be guilty of genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority and more of them are fleeing despite a deal between Myanmar and Bangladesh to send them home, the top U.N. human rights official said on Tuesday…
