Turkey’s Erdogan blames U.S. envoy for diplomatic crisis
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan blamed the U.S. ambassador to Turkey on Tuesday for a diplomatic crisis between the two countries and said Ankara no longer considered him Washington’s envoy.
Japan’s Koike: a political paradox shakes things up ahead of poll
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Yuriko Koike says she went into politics to be a player, not a bystander.
Germany may not agree new coalition until next year: Merkel ally
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany may need to wait until next year for a new government as the three blocs trying to form an alliance are so far apart they will need a deeply detailed coalition deal, a senior Bavarian ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel has told…
Striking French workers disrupt flights, schools
PARIS (Reuters) – French public sector workers went on strike on Tuesday against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to cull jobs and toughen pay conditions, forcing airlines to cancel hundreds of flights and disrupting school activities.
Italy authorizes confidence vote on new electoral law: source
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian cabinet on Tuesday authorized a vote of confidence to try to force a contested electoral law through the lower house Chamber of Deputies, a government source said.
Myanmar takes first step to ease Buddhist-Muslim tension
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar on Tuesday launched its first bid to improve relations between Buddhists and Muslims since an eruption of deadly violence in August inflamed communal tension and triggered an exodus of some 520,000 Muslims to Bangladesh.
‘I feel like I’m going crazy:’ migrant health crumbles in Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) – A mental health emergency is unfolding in migrant camps on Greece’s islands, fueled by poor living conditions, neglect and violence, charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Tuesday.
No angst over Turkey’s air defense deal with Russia, says NATO chief
CRAIOVA, Romania (Reuters) – NATO ally Turkey is not seeking to antagonize the U.S.-led alliance by purchasing Russian S-400 surface-to-air missiles and is in talks with France and Italy to buy similar weapons, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg s…
EU lawmakers give tentative nod to Brexit clearing law that could clobber Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers on Tuesday gave broad support to a law that could end the City of London’s global dominance in clearing euro-denominated financial contracts after Brexit.
Swiss police detain two Tunisians wanted for Marseille knife attack
PARIS (Reuters) – Swiss police have detained two Tunisians wanted in connection with a deadly knife attack at Marseille train station in France on Oct. 1, a source close to the investigation said on Tuesday.
