Poland’s commitment to rule of law gets EU member state scrutiny
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Poland’s alleged slide from democracy came under scrutiny from fellow European Union states on Tuesday, with some openly questioning the nationalist government in Warsaw’s commitment to EU values.
Spread of combat, cholera wreaks misery, collapse in Yemen
DUBAI/CAIRO (Reuters) – Spilling into the hallways of crowded Yemeni hospitals, children writhe in pain from cholera. Displaced villagers roam baking hot plains and barren mountains to evade warring militias.
Iran’s re-engagement with the world at stake in Friday presidential vote
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iranians vote for president on Friday in a contest likely to determine whether Tehran’s re-engagement with the world stalls or quickens, although whatever the outcome no change is expected to its revolutionary system of conservative …
A question of trust: Merkel treads carefully with Trump
BERLIN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Last month, in a phone conversation between Donald Trump and Angela Merkel, the U.S. president shared his views on Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan.
Ukraine accuses Russia of attack on president’s website after web sanctions
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine accused Russia on Tuesday of carrying out an organized cyber attack on President Petro Poroshenko’s website in response to Kiev’s decision to impose sanctions against a number of major Russian internet businesses.
Iraq says battle for Mosul nearly won as forces close in on Old City
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi forces have dislodged Islamic State from all but 12 square km of Mosul, a military spokesman said on Tuesday, after planes dropped leaflets into the city telling civilians the battle was nearly won.
China quietly releases draft of tough new intelligence law
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Tuesday quietly released the first public draft of an intelligence law giving authorities powers to monitor suspects, raid premises, and seize vehicles and devices while investigating domestic and foreign individuals and gr…
Separate attacks kill renowned Mexican reporter, wound local magazine executive
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican reporter renowned for coverage of organized crime was killed in the lawless state of Sinaloa and gunmen attacked an executive of a small weekly magazine on Monday, as authorities struggle to contain renewed bloodshed b…
Sadistic British child killer, ‘Moors Murderer’ Ian Brady, dies
LONDON (Reuters) – One of Britain’s most notorious killers, “Moors murderer” Ian Brady, who murdered five children with his lover and accomplice Myra Hindley during a sadistic two-year reign of terror in the 1960s died on Monday.
France’s Macron to name ministers Wednesday as rivals fear ‘dynamiting’
PARIS (Reuters) – A leading French conservative accused President Emmanuel Macron of “dynamiting” the political landscape on Tuesday as he put together a government that is expected to include former rivals on both left and right.
