Russia says new U.S. sanctions will not alter Moscow’s course: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – New sanctions imposed by the United States on Russian companies and individuals over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis will not affect Moscow’s policy, RIA news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying …
Venezuelan opposition lawmakers protest at military base
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela opposition lawmakers placed pretend coffins and body bags at gates of the National Guard headquarters on Tuesday in protest after the latest fatality in anti-government unrest that has killed at least 75 people since April…
U.S. says Russia not behaving in threatening way in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Tuesday said Russia was not carrying out any actions in Syria that “cause us concern,” even after Moscow said a day earlier it would treat U.S.-led coalition aircraft flying west of the Euphrates River in Syr…
Ukraine leader says Trump voiced strong support for Kiev during talks
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he had received strong assurances of U.S. support for his country from Donald Trump during a meeting in the White House on Tuesday.
From paintings to flash protests, Venezuelan artists raise voices
CARACAS (Reuters) – Deploying poems, paintings and posters, opposition-minded artists in Venezuela are expanding their anti-government protests, offering a peaceful alternative to the violent political unrest costing at least 73 lives in two months.
Fighting kills more than 3,000 in Congo’s Kasai region: Catholic church
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese security forces and a militia fighting them have killed at least 3,383 people in the central Kasai region since October, the Catholic church said on Tuesday, in the most detailed report to date on the violence.
Bosnian students keep up their protest against segregated schools
TRAVNIK, Bosnia (Reuters) – High school students and activists pressed their protest against ethnic segregation at schools in central Bosnia on Tuesday, after scoring an unprecedented victory against a government decision to further divide them along e…
Portuguese PM asks emergency services for answers after 64 die in forest fire
AVELAR, Portugal (Reuters) – Firefighters struggled on Tuesday to gain complete control over Portugal’s deadliest forest fire on record which killed 64 people at the weekend, as Prime Minister Antonio Costa questioned the effectiveness of an emergency …
Trump meets Ukraine’s president, U.S. adds to Russia sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump met with Ukraine’s president on Tuesday and expressed support for a peaceful resolution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine but said nothing about Russia’s role, while the U.S. government added to sanctions …
Turkish opposition leader accuses ‘dictator’ Erdogan of judicial interference
CAMLIDERE, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey’s main opposition leader accused President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday of meddling in the judiciary and called him a “dictator”, as he extended his cross-country protest march against the jailing of a parliamentary al…
