Vatican hospital corruption trial starts with setbacks for defense
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Two men who used to run a Vatican-owned children’s hospital were put on trial on Tuesday, accused of diverting nearly half a million dollars of funds to renovate a top cardinal’s luxury flat.
U.S. puts new sanctions on Iran over ballistic missile program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States slapped new economic sanctions against Iran on Tuesday over its ballistic missile program and said Tehran’s “malign activities” in the Middle East undercut any “positive contributions” coming from the 2015 Iran …
Turkey rolls out new school curriculum – without Darwin
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey announced a new school curriculum on Tuesday that excluded Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, feeding opposition fears President Tayyip Erdogan is subverting the republic’s secular foundations.
Italy may issue temporary visas for migrants, in ‘tug of war’ with EU
ROME (Reuters) – Italy is considering issuing temporary visas that would allow migrants to travel around the European Union, its deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday, a move intended to pressure its EU neighbors to do more to help ease the migration…
Pro-Russian rebel leader in E. Ukraine unveils plan for new state
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – The pro-Russian rebel leader of a breakaway region in eastern Ukraine announced proposals to abolish Ukraine and create a new state in its place on Tuesday, comments that could further undermine a 2015 peace deal that is already…
Suspect in Israeli submarine probe may become state witness: media
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A leading suspect in an Israeli investigation into a $2 billion deal to buy German submarines is considering giving evidence in the case to state prosecutors, local media reported on Tuesday.
Palestinian rams car into Israeli soldiers, shot dead: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian driver rammed his vehicle into a group of Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday and was shot dead by the troops, the Israeli military said.
China’s Xi pledges ‘unremitting’ efforts for Middle East peace
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Tuesday to make “unremitting” efforts toward promoting peace in the Middle East following a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, as China steps up its diplomatic engagement with t…
UK PM May tells ministers they need to show strength and unity: spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May told her top team of ministers on Tuesday they needed to lead a show of “strength and unity” in the country, her spokesman said.
Lebanese PM says army to carry out operation at Syrian border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Tuesday the army would carry out an operation in an area of the border with Syria that has been a base of operations for militants including jihadist groups.
