Freed Kuwaiti opposition politician calls for reforms
KUWAIT (Reuters) – A prominent Kuwaiti opposition politician and government critic has called for political reforms in the Gulf state in his first public comments since he was freed from prison last week.
Base attack another blow to struggling Afghan military
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Samad always worried that something might happen to his brother, Shah Mohammad, a three-year veteran of the Afghan army, even though his job was to train soldiers, not to fight.
Death toll in Venezuela’s unrest rises to 26
CARACAS (Reuters) – Two Venezuelan men died on Tuesday from gunshots at political demonstrations, bringing to 26 the number of fatalities around this month’s protests against President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government.
Le Pen thrives among French poor, vote analysis shows
PARIS (Reuters) – Marine Le Pen’s protectionist, anti-establishment message resonated most in parts of France with lower incomes, lower life expectancy and lower education levels, a Reuters analysis of voting in Sunday’s first round shows.
Swedish court jails three men for rape broadcast on Facebook
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish court jailed three men on Tuesday for up to two and a half years for the rape of a woman that was broadcast live on Facebook.
A walk through western Mosul
IRAQ, Mosul (Reuters) – Inside are tattered curtains, crumbling walls and torn up floors. Outside is a near ghost town.
Netanyahu’s meeting with German foreign minister cancelled: Israeli spokesman
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not hold talks with visiting German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Tuesday because of Gabriel’s intention to meet with an Israeli NGO critical of Israel’s treatment of Palestinian…
Brexit to dominate as May sets out stall for UK re-election
LONDON (Reuters) – Whatever Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives promise in their manifesto before a June election, managing Britain’s exit from the European Union will limit her opportunity to push wide-ranging radical domestic change.
Lawyer urges Trump to press Iran on jailed U.S. father and son at nuclear talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – The lawyer of an American-Iranian father and son jailed in Iran called on U.S. President Donald Trump to get his officials to press for the men’s release at nuclear talks with Tehran on Tuesday.
Pope to Egypt to mend ties with Islam but conservatives wary
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis hopes to mend ties with Muslims on his trip to Egypt on Friday but faces criticism from church conservatives for meeting Islamic religious leaders after a spate of deadly attacks against Christians.
