Turkey summons U.S. envoy over Washington street brawl
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey summoned the U.S ambassador on Monday to protest the treatment of Turkish security officials in the United States during a visit by President Tayyip Erdogan last week, the foreign ministry said.
Turkish NBA star calls Erdogan ‘Hitler of our century’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Enes Kanter, the NBA star whose home country, Turkey, revoked his passport over the weekend, lashed out at President Tayyip Erdogan at a news conference on Monday, calling him “the Hitler of our century” and describing himself as t…
Trump’s encounter with glowing orb sets alight social media
(Reuters) – Images of U.S. President Donald Trump placing his hands on a glowing orb has set alight the internet, prompting comparisons to science fiction and fantasy villains.
Istanbul nightclub targeted in New Year attack demolished
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Mechanical excavators on Monday demolished most of the Istanbul nightclub where a gunman killed 39 people on New Year’s Day in an attack claimed by Islamic State, after the city municipality ordered its partial demolition.
Rattled UK PM May forced into ‘dementia tax’ U-turn after poll lead halves
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May was forced to backtrack on one of her most striking election pledges on Monday to force elderly people to pay more for their social care after her party’s opinion poll lead halved in just a few days…
Brazil President Temer: ‘I won’t resign. Oust me if you want’
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Michel Temer, facing growing calls for his resignation over a corruption scandal, said he would not step down even if he was formally indicted by the Supreme Court.
U.N. experts urge Indonesia to overturn Jakarta governor’s blasphemy conviction
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. experts urged Indonesia on Monday to free Jakarta’s Christian governor, who was jailed this month for blasphemy – a conviction that risks encouraging Islamists to challenge secularism in the world’s largest Muslim-majority natio…
Turkey puts 200 suspected military coup plotters on trial amid heavy security
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey put on trial 200 suspects on Monday including senior military officers accused of plotting and orchestrating last year’s failed coup, in a court case where prosecutors are calling for life sentences.
Tunisia forces clash with protesters, one killed, stations burned
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian security forces firing teargas clashed with protesters on Monday after they burned down two police stations following the death of a young man hit by a police vehicle during protests over jobs in the south.
Iran accuses U.S. of ‘Iranophobia’, arming ‘dangerous terrorists’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran accused the United States on Monday of selling arms to “dangerous terrorists” in the Middle East and of spreading “Iranophobia” aimed at encouraging Arab states to purchase arms, state television reported.
