Exclusive: China curbs tourism to North Korea ahead of Trump visit – sources
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – Chinese tour operators based in the border city of Dandong have been told to halt trips to the North Korean capital Pyongyang, five sources told Reuters on Tuesday, the day before U.S. President Donald Trump’s first official v…
Turkish court upholds 25-year jail term for opposition lawmaker
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court rejected on Tuesday an appeals court order to retry a lawmaker from the main opposition party, upholding his 25-year jail term, CNN Turk reported.
Britain says expects most EU citizens can stay after Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said on Tuesday that most European Union citizens currently living in Britain will be allowed to remain in the country after Brexit in 2019.
Iran vying for leadership of Shi’ites in Iraq
NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) – In early September, Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, a senior Iranian official and cleric, flew to the holy city of Najaf in southern Iraq. His entourage included a sizable security detail and the former head of the Revoluti…
From Chilean refuge, Venezuelan congressional deputy defies president
CARACAS (Reuters) – From his refuge at the Chilean ambassador’s home, Venezuela’s deputy congressional leader has defended “civil disobedience” against President Nicolas Maduro and urged demoralized opponents to unite and oust him in a presidential vot…
Putin, wary of political tumult, shuns Russian Revolution centenary
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin stayed away from events marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution on Tuesday, an event that changed the world but has awkward associations for the former KGB operative who was trained to keep a lid on dissent, no…
Assad says Syria war does not end in Deir al-Zor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s army and its allies will keep fighting in Syria after the battle ends in Deir al-Zor province, where Islamic State has its last significant stronghold, President Bashar al-Assad said on Tuesday.
Lebanon’s Hariri visits UAE as home crisis escalates
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s outgoing prime minister, Saad al-Hariri, made a brief visit to the United Arab Emirates from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday despite a deepening crisis back home and a rise in regional tensions triggered by his surprise resignation…
Egypt Western Desert attack exposes front outside Sinai
CAIRO (Reuters) – A deadly attack on the police in Egypt’s Western Desert claimed by a new militant group risks opening up another front for security forces far beyond the remote northern Sinai, where they have battled a stubborn Islamic State insurgen…
Saudi crown prince calls Iran supply of rockets ‘military aggression’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said Iran’s supply of rockets to militias in Yemen is an act of “direct military aggression” that could be an act of war, state media reported on Tuesday.
