U.S. coalition exchanged fire with rebels in Syria: spokesman
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-led coalition forces returned fire after being repeatedly shot at near Manbij in northern Syria, where they are patrolling near areas held by Turkish-backed rebels, coalition spokesman Colonel Ryan Dillon said on Tuesday.
Labor reform to make or break Macron presidency, say bosses
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s employers federation urged President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to “go all out” in a reform of the labor market to be presented this week in the face of a precipitous fall in his popularity and increasingly restless unions.
Guatemala president must not impede anti-corruption body: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations on Tuesday said it was “disturbed” by the decision of Guatemala’s president to expel the head of a U.N.-backed anti-corruption unit investigating his campaign financing.
Juncker blasts Britain for ‘huge’ unanswered Brexit questions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker blasted Britain’s failure to answer “huge numbers of questions” on its Brexit plans as negotiators held a new round of talks on Tuesday on a divorce due in less than two years.
U.S., Iraq blacklist Islamic State finance official: U.S. Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Iraq have banished a senior Islamic State finance official from their financial systems, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Tuesday.
Lebanon calls on U.N. to renew peacekeepers’ mandate
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s foreign minister said on Tuesday he supported renewing the mandate of U.N. peacekeeping forces in the country for another year, U.S. and Israeli criticism that the peacekeepers should do more to stop Hezbollah gaining arms….
Merkel, Macron eye deeper eurozone integration after German election
BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) – The leaders of Germany and France said on Tuesday they are ready to press ahead with deeper European integration, promising a tighter euro zone at the core of the European Union shaken by Britain’s vote to leave.
Ukraine bars two Spanish journalists over war coverage
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian security said on Tuesday it had barred two Spanish journalists from the country over their coverage of a conflict with eastern separatists – a move media groups decried as an attack on free speech.
Losing immunity, German anti-immigrant party’s co-head may face perjury charge
BERLIN (Reuters) – A regional parliament has lifted the immunity of the best known politician in the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, opening the way for prosecutors to pursue possible perjury charges against her.
Iran rejects U.S. demand for U.N. visit to military sites
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran has dismissed a U.S. demand for United Nations nuclear inspectors to visit its military bases as “merely a dream”.
