Australians support same-sex marriage in survey, paving way for legislation
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The majority of Australians support same-sex marriage, a national survey showed on Wednesday, paving the way for legislation to make the country the 26th nation to formalize the unions by the end of the year.
Turkey ‘appalled’ by U.S. stance on IS withdrawal from Raqqa: ministry
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey on Tuesday said it was appalled by the approach of the U.S. Department of Defense towards an agreement between the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia and Islamic State to withdraw Islamic State militants from the Syrian city of Raqqa….
After U.S. visit, South Sudan’s Kiir orders unhindered aid access
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has ordered that humanitarian aid convoys be allowed to move freely, unhindered and unimpeded around the country, two weeks after the United States said it had lost trust in his government a…
Soldiers on Harare streets as ruling party accuses Zimbabwe army chief of treason
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ruling party accused the head of the armed forces of treason on Tuesday as troops took up positions around the capital in an escalation of a dispute with 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe over political succession.
Volkswagen says offices of CFO, HR chief, chairman raided by tax authorities and prosecutors
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Prosecutors and tax authorities on Tuesday raided the offices of several senior officials of Volkswagen , the German car-maker said.
U.S. government shares technical details on North Korean hacking campaign
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday issued a technical alert about cyber attacks it said are sponsored by the North Korean government that have targeted the aerospace, telecommunications and financial industries since 2016.
German parties want lobbyist registry, may mandate hack reports
BERLIN (Reuters) – German parties exploring a coalition government agreed on Tuesday to set up a mandatory registry of lobbyists and may require private firms to disclose breaches of cyber defenses, according to a draft paper on security seen by Reuter…
Zimbabwe ruling party accuses army chief of treason as tanks seen near capital
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ruling party accused the head of the armed forces of treason on Tuesday as armored vehicles rolled towards the capital in apparent military pressure on President Robert Mugabe over a succession dispute.
Ukraine prosecutor says puzzled by lack of U.S. help on Manafort case
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine is puzzled by the lack of a U.S. response to requests it has made to question former Donald Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort as a witness over two cases involving misuse of Ukrainian state funds, the chief investigator said.
Russia’s Defense Ministry to investigate wrong photos used on Syria statement
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday an employee had attached the wrong photos to a statement accusing the United States of providing de-facto air cover for Islamic State in Syria after the mistake was spotted online….
