Iran’s Khamenei blames U.S. for regional instability, creation of Islamic State
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday blamed the United States for instability in the Middle East and said Washington’s fight against the Islamic State militant group was “a lie”.
Main ally of Brazil’s Temer seen staying in coalition despite scandal
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The main ally of Brazil’s scandal-hit President Michel Temer will stay in his coalition despite a move by younger members to break away from what they view as an irremediably corrupt government, party leaders said on Monday.
Venezuela chief prosecutor accuses government of harassment; violence flares
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s chief prosecutor said on Monday her family had been threatened and followed by intelligence agents since she split with the government, and violence broke out in protests at the Supreme Court over a bid to change the con…
Islamic State calls for attacks in West, Russia, Middle East, Asia during Ramadan
CAIRO (Reuters) – An audio message purporting to come from the spokesman of Islamic State called on followers to launch attacks in the United States, Europe, Russia, Australia, Iraq, Syria, Iran, and the Philippines during the Islamic holy month of Ram…
Aegean quake shakes buildings in Greece and Turkey, one dead
ISTANBUL/ATHENS (Reuters) – A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the western coast of Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday, killing one woman and rattling buildings from the Aegean Turkish province of Izmir to the Greek capital Athens….
Finnish PM to break up coalition, kick out nationalists
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s Prime Minister Juha Sipila will break up his three-party center-right coalition, saying on Monday he wanted to eject the nationalist Finns Party, days after the Finns chose a new anti-immigration leader.
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters reach old city walls in Islamic State-held Raqqa
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Syrian militias advanced further into Islamic State’s Syrian stronghold of Raqqa from the east on Monday, reaching the walls of the Old City, a war monitor and a militia spokesman said on Monday.
Turkish president says Qatar isolation violates Islamic values
ANKARA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday denounced the isolation of Qatar by neighboring states as a violation of Islamic values and akin to a “death penalty” imposed in a crisis that has reverberated across the Middle East …
Number of EU nurses seeking work in Britain drops by 96 percent after Brexit
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – The number of European Union nurses registering to work in Britain has dropped by 96 percent since July last year, the country’s Health Foundation said on Monday, in what it described as a wake-up call to politicians.
Israel, Palestinians have failed to prosecute war crimes: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Both Israel and the Palestinians have failed to bring perpetrators of alleged war crimes – including killings – to justice, the United Nations said in a report published on Monday.
