No big change seen to U.S. troop levels in Iraq after Mosul victory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. general in Iraq said on Tuesday he did not see any major change to the numbers of American forces in Iraq after the recapture of the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State, saying the campaign would continue to other…
Warning of economic crisis, top UK Liberal Democrat predicts anti-Brexit backlash
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is heading toward a new economic crisis which could raise popular support for anti-Brexit parties, the former business minister and likely next leader of the pro-EU Liberal Democrats said on Tuesday.
Electronics ban on Egypt-U.S. flights to be lifted Wednesday
CAIRO (Reuters) – A three-month-old ban on taking electronic devices such as laptops into aircraft cabins on flights from Egypt to the United States will be lifted on Wednesday, EgyptAir [EGY.UL] Chairman Safwat Musallam said on Tuesday.
Germany’s Gabriel attacks Merkel after violence at the G20
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel made an unusually strong attack on Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday as politicians blamed each other for the violent protests that overshadowed the G20 summit in Hamburg at the weekend.
Saving lives: Pope adds fourth path to Roman Catholic sainthood
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis made one of the most significant changes in centuries to the Roman Catholic Church’s saint-making procedures on Tuesday, adding a new category for people who give their lives to save others.
Britain planning for ‘all eventualities’ in Brexit talks: May’s spokeswoman
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is planning for all eventualities in Brexit talks with the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokeswoman said on Tuesday when asked whether the government had prepared for leaving the bloc without a deal.
Saudi Arabia executes four people convicted of terrorism in Qatif
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia executed four people convinced of terrorism in Qatif in the eastern part of the kingdom, state television said on Tuesday quoting a statement by the Interior Ministry.
U.S. THAAD missile defenses hit test target as North Korea tension rises
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it shot down a simulated, incoming intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) similar to the ones being developed by countries like North Korea, in a new test of the nation’s THAAD missile defen…
Berlin worries Trump’s Russia problems hampering policy
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany welcomes signs the United States is engaging with Russia on Ukraine and Syria, but worries it will struggle to play a constructive role as long as its policy aims remain confused and the furor rages on over Moscow’s role in t…
U.S., Qatar sign agreement on combating terrorism financing
DOHA (Reuters) – The United States and Qatar signed an agreement on Tuesday aimed at combating the financing of terrorism, as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited Doha to try to end a month-long rift between Western-allied Arab states.
