Nearly half of young German voters back Merkel, poll shows
BERLIN (Reuters) – Almost half of Germany’s first-time voters back Chancellor Angela Merkel, a poll by the Forsa Institut showed on Tuesday, providing a strong backbone of support as she prepares to bid for a fourth term in September.
Turkey minister: Syrian government still has chemical weapons capacity
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that Ankara’s findings showed the Syrian government still possessed chemical weapons capacity and urged for measures to prevent its potential usage.
Myanmar reiterates no ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims, even as investigations go on
YANGON (Reuters) – A senior Myanmar government official on Tuesday denied there was ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in the troubled northwestern state of Rakhine, where a military operation aimed at the minority has forced 75,000 people to fl…
Indonesia house speaker banned from travel, anti-graft officer attacked
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency has banned the speaker of parliament from overseas travel for six months in connection with a graft case involving new national identity cards, an agency official said on Tuesday.
White House accuses Russia of Syria chemical attack ‘cover up’
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration accused Russia on Tuesday of trying to shield Syria’s government from blame for a deadly gas attack, as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson brought a Western message to Moscow condemnin…
China draft cyber law mandates security assessment for outbound data
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top cyber authority on Tuesday released a draft law that would require firms exporting data to undergo an annual security assessment, in the latest of several recent safeguards against threats such as hacking and terrorism.
Exclusive: North Korean ships head home after China orders coal returned
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A fleet of North Korean cargo ships is heading home to the port of Nampo, the majority of it fully laden, after China ordered its trading companies to return coal from the isolated country, shipping data shows.
Under siege at home, Maduro gets support from regional allies in Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) – Venezuela’s leftist, regional allies pledged to support its embattled government at a summit in Havana on Monday, where President Nicolas Maduro accused the opposition of resorting to violence to lay the groundwork for a foreign inva…
Captured Mexican governor could be extradited to U.S. or Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A former state governor for Mexico’s ruling party arrested in Italy at the weekend could be extradited to his homeland or the United States, where he faces a string of criminal charges linked to drug trafficking, authorities sai…
North Korea warns of nuclear strike if provoked; Trump ‘armada’ steams on
PYONGYANG/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korean state media warned on Tuesday of a nuclear attack on the United States at any sign of American aggression, as a U.S. Navy strike group steamed toward the western Pacific – a force U.S. President Donald Trum…
