Merkel dismisses hecklers as polls point to fourth term
WISMAR, Germany (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on track to win a fourth term in Sunday’s national election despite a dip in support for her conservatives, a poll showed on Tuesday, and she shrugged off calls to quit from far-right heckl…
Britain, Saudi Arabia sign military cooperation deal: state media
RIYADH (Reuters) – Britain and Saudi Arabia signed a framework deal on military and security cooperation, Saudi state news agency SPA said on Tuesday, redoubling efforts to counter Iran in the Gulf region and defeat Islamic State.
Hamas asks Abbas to lift Gaza sanctions after disbanding shadow government
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – Hamas called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to respond to the disbanding of its shadow government in the Gaza Strip by ending his sanctions on the impoverished enclave.
Brazil’s new top prosecutor reshuffles ‘Car Wash’ investigation team
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s new top federal prosecutor on Tuesday reshuffled the team of investigators in charge of pursuing the biggest corruption probe yet conducted in Latin America’s largest nation.
Rohingya Muslims trapped after Myanmar violence told to stay put
SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) – Thousands of Rohingya Muslims trapped by hostile Buddhists in northwestern Myanmar have enough food and will not be granted the safe passage they requested from two remote villages, a senior government official said on Tuesd…
Turkey not in direct talks for return of intelligence officers from Iraq: minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish minister appeared to confirm for the first time that two Turkish intelligence officers have been captured in northern Iraq, saying the government was not in direct talks with the Kurdish militant PKK group to bring them bac…
Trump says if threatened, U.S. will ‘totally destroy’ North Korea
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his threats against North Korea over its nuclear challenge on Tuesday, threatening to “totally destroy” the country of 26 million people and mocking its leader, Kim Jong Un, as a “rocket …
At U.N., Trump warns U.S. may have to “totally destroy” North Korea
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the United States will be forced to “totally destroy” North Korea unless Pyongyang backs down from its nuclear standoff, mocking North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a “rocket …
Police deploy in Iraqi oil city as tensions rise before Kurdish independence vote
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – Police deployed in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk to prevent any outbreak of ethnic violence ahead of an independence referendum strongly opposed by the central Baghdad government and Western and regional powers.
Qatar, Kuwait stop renewing visas for North Korean workers
DOHA/KUWAIT (Reuters) – North Korean workers will start leaving Qatar and Kuwait after the Gulf Arab states said they would stop renewing visas, cutting off a source of foreign income for Pyongyang after U.N. Security Council sanctions and pressure fro…
