Australia sends navy ships, divers after aircraft crash, three U.S. Marines missing
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The Australian government said on Sunday it would deploy its armed forces to assist in recovery efforts after the U.S. Marine Corps suspended a search for three Marines missing since their aircraft crashed off Australia’s northeas…
NATO soldiers suppress attempted insider attack in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Romanian soldiers from the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan killed an Afghan policeman who was trying to carry out an insider attack after a training session in the southern province of Kandahar on Saturday, officials …
U.S. poll data expert working for Kenya opposition arrested
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police arrested an American election data expert working with opposition leader Raila Odinga’s National Super Alliance (NASA) ahead of Aug. 8 polls, an opposition senator and the U.S. embassy said on Saturday.
Mauritania votes in contentious referendum to bolster president’s power
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Mauritania held a contentious referendum on Saturday to alter the constitution amid widespread opposition claims that the vote is a ploy to increase presidential power.
Venezuela’s pro-government assembly fires dissident prosecutor
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s new legislative superbody removed the country’s chief prosecutor and ordered her to stand trial in its first session on Saturday, confirming opposition fears that it would use its powers to root out critics of President …
Iran’s Rouhani, embarking on second term, accuses Trump over nuclear deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who was sworn-in for a second term on Saturday, has accused the United States of trying to undermine Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers, telling President Donald Trump that it will be his politi…
German publisher complains to EU court over Turkey detention of journalist
BERLIN (Reuters) – The publisher of Germany’s Die Welt and Welt am Sonntag newspapers has filed a formal complaint at the European Court of Justice about Turkey’s detention of German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel since February, the newspaper reported…
Irish prime minister attends gay pride event in Northern Ireland
BELFAST (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar attended a gay rights event on Saturday during his first official visit to Northern Ireland, upsetting some social conservatives in the only region of the United Kingdom where same-sex marriage is s…
Germany needs tougher laws against cyber crime, top policeman tells paper
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s top police official has called for tougher laws to fight cyber crime on the illegal internet – the Darknet – and other organized criminal structures, in an interview published on Saturday.
Russia’s Kislyak: talks with Trump’s ex-security aide ‘absolutely transparent’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s former ambassador to Washington, Sergei Kislyak, said on Saturday his conversations with former White House national security adviser Michael Flynn had been transparent and focused on matters of U.S.-Russia cooperation.
