Turkey urges U.S. to review visa suspension as lira, stocks tumble
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey urged the United States on Monday to review its suspension of visa services after the arrest of a U.S. consulate employee sharply escalated tension between the two NATO allies and drove Turkey’s currency and stocks lower.
Google uncovered Russia-backed ads on YouTube, Gmail: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Google has discovered that Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads on YouTube, Gmail, Google search and other products, The Washington Post reported on Monday.
U.S., Turkey mutually suspend visa services for security reasons
ANKARA (Reuters) – The U.S. mission in Turkey and subsequently the Turkish mission in Washington mutually scaled back visa services after a U.S. consulate employee was arrested in Turkey, in the latest sign of fraying diplomatic relations between the N…
Fatah, Hamas to discuss security in Gaza under unity deal
GAZA/RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Negotiators from rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Islamist group Hamas will discuss security in the Gaza Strip at unity talks in Cairo on Tuesday, including a proposal that would see Fatah security personnel deployed to Ha…
Catalan leader under pressure to drop independence
BARCELONA/MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonia’s secessionist leader faced increased pressure on Monday to abandon plans to declare independence from Spain, with France and Germany expressing support for the country’s unity.
Kremlin says talks with Saudi Arabia on S-400 missile systems on track
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that talks with Saudi Arabia over Moscow supplying Riyadh with advanced S-400 air defense missile systems had gone well from Russia’s point of view so far.
Skeptical Greens ready to start German coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Greens on Monday rejected a deal reached within Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc to limit migrants to 200,000 a year, but said coalition talks should get under way anyway.
Kenya rights group: 37 killed in protests after August elections
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Hundreds of demonstrators marched through the Kenyan capital demanding election reforms on Monday, as a rights group said at least 37 people were killed in three days of protests that followed a presidential vote on Aug. 8 that was …
Ball in your court, weakened May tells EU on Brexit talks
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will tell the European Union on Monday the “ball is in their court” in Brexit talks, trying to advance negotiations despite a party conference that left her weaker than ever.
New surge of Rohingya flee Myanmar citing violence, hunger
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Thousands of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar sought refuge in Bangladesh on Monday, in a new surge in an unrelenting flow of people driven by violence the United Nations has denounced as ethnic cleansing and increasing…
