Lebanon army chief asks troops for readiness at Israel border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s army chief urged “full readiness” at the southern border to face the “threats of the Israeli enemy and its violations,” the army said in a tweet on Tuesday.
Iranian president declares end of Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday in an address broadcast live on state TV.
Iranian president declares end to Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday in an address broadcast live on state TV.
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa adds to calls for Mugabe to go
HARARE (Reuters) – Ousted Zimbabwean vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa added his voice on Tuesday to those demanding 93-year-old President Mugabe resign, saying he needed to heed the “clarion call” of his people and step down.
Rosneft CEO Sechin to miss Ulyukayev court hearings on November 22: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The chief executive of Russian oil giant Rosneft, Igor Sechin, will not attend court hearings on Nov. 22 to act as a witness in ex-economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev’s trial, TASS quoted a Rosneft spokesman as saying on Tuesday.
Exclusive – State Dept. revolt: Tillerson accused of violating U.S. law on child soldiers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of about a dozen U.S. State Department officials have taken the unusual step of formally accusing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating a federal law designed to stop foreign militaries from enlisting child soldie…
Thailand seeks to prosecute ousted PM Thaksin in absentia in two graft cases
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand is seeking to prosecute ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for graft under a law that allows politicians to be tried in absentia, an official said on Tuesday, months after Thaksin’s sister was sentenced to jail in her…
Russia’s Putin hosts Syria’s Assad for talks: Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to talk about the need to move from military operations to the search for a political solution to Syria’s conflict, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.
Myanmar hopes for deal with Bangladesh on Rohingya refugees: Suu Kyi
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Tuesday she hopes talks with Bangladesh this week will result in a memorandum of understanding on the “safe and voluntary return” of Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh in the…
Chinese rights lawyer jailed two years for inciting subversion
BEIJING (Reuters) – A prominent Chinese rights lawyer was sentenced to two years jail on Tuesday after being found guilty of inciting subversion of state power, the latest in a series of similar verdicts amid a sweeping crackdown on activism.
