Powerful Saudi prince sees no chance for dialogue with Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s powerful deputy crown prince has ruled out any dialogue with Iran, a country he said was busy plotting to control the Muslim world.
German minister cancels U.S. trip, calls in top brass over officer’s arrest
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday canceled a trip to the United States and summoned top military officials to discuss a spate of army scandals after the arrest of an officer suspected of planning a racially moti…
Armed attacks on ships in West African waters rise: report
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Armed attacks on ships in West African waters nearly doubled in 2016, with pirates increasingly focused on kidnapping their crew for ransom off Nigeria’s coast, a report said on Tuesday.
German minister in pre-election dispute over ‘dominant culture’
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s interior minister has caused a furor five months before an election for saying migrants must accept a “dominant (German) culture” that includes shaking hands, rejecting Islamic full-face veils and grasping the importance of…
Philippines says Trump recognized ‘great job’ Duterte is doing
MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump was aware of the criticism Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte had received over his controversial war on drugs, but praised him for doing a “great job” when they spoke, Duterte’s spokesman said on Tues…
Erdogan says Turkey has nothing to discuss with EU unless new accession chapters opened
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the European Union must open new chapters in Turkey’s accession process, otherwise Ankara had nothing to discuss with the bloc and would say “goodbye”.
Erdogan says to discuss Syria operations with Russia’s Putin, Trump
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss possible operations in Syria’s Manbij and Raqqa with Russian President Vladimir Putin during an official visit to Russia on Wednesday, and with U.S. President Donald Trump later …
Venezuelan opposition blocks streets to protest Maduro’s power shakeup
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition blocked streets in Caracas on Tuesday to denounce a decision by unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro to create a new super-body known as a “constituent assembly,” a move critics say is a veiled attempt t…
Deadly Islamic State attack near refugee camp in north Syria: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Islamic State attack on Tuesday against a position held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeast Syria killed at least 24 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said.
Britain’s May says EU united in getting deal that ‘works for them’
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May warned British voters on Tuesday that the 27 other EU countries were determined to win a divorce deal that “works for them”, using criticism that she had “illusions” over the talks to bolster her election …
