Merkel backs Brussels in row with Poland over courts
BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday threw her weight behind the European Commission in its row with Warsaw over freedom of Poland’s court system.
France’s Macron sets fighting ‘Islamist terrorism’ as main policy goal
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that ensuring national security would be at the heart of France’s diplomatic activity and he set eradicating “Islamist terrorism” as his core foreign policy goal.
Exclusive: Bloomberg charity scrutinized by India for anti-tobacco funding, lobbying – documents
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has been investigating how Bloomberg Philanthropies, founded by billionaire Michael Bloomberg, funds local non-profit groups for anti-tobacco lobbying, government documents show, making it the latest foreign non-government o…
China says weather a factor in building roads along disputed India border
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday that the weather was a factor in the building of roads and other infrastructure along the Himalayan border with India, after the two countries ended a more than two-month face-off at the disputed frontier.
Borussia Dortmund bomb suspect charged with attempted murder
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German prosecutors are charging a man suspected of detonating three bombs targeting the Borussia Dortmund soccer team bus in April with 28 counts of attempted murder, the Dortmund prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.
Russia seeks to reassure over war games, denies invasion plans
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia tried to calm fears over war games it plans to hold next month, saying on Tuesday the large-scale exercise would rehearse a purely defensive scenario and that allegations it was a springboard to invade Poland, Lithuania or Ukr…
British police seek information on 30-year-old murder of Palestinian cartoonist
LONDON (Reuters) – British police on Tuesday launched a fresh appeal for information on the murder of a famous Palestinian political cartoonist in London 30 years ago, hoping someone might feel more able to speak up three decades later.
Sudan ‘looks forward’ to normal ties with U.S. being restored
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that his country, which has been under U.S. sanctions for 20 years, was looking forward to normal ties being restored.
Troops switch tactics on Belgium’s streets to guard against attacks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Soldiers patrolling Belgium’s streets will switch tactics to protect themselves against militant attacks, moving around more often and changing routes, the commander of land forces said.
Islamic State ceasefire deal convoy reaches east Syria: Hezbollah-run media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A convoy of Islamic State fighters and their families reached an exchange point in eastern Syria on Tuesday, a Hezbollah military media unit said, where they will be transferred into IS-held territory under a ceasefire deal.
