No more Turkish rallies in Germany before referendum: organizers
BERLIN/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish leaders will hold no further campaign rallies in Germany before Turkey’s April 16 referendum, organizers said on Tuesday, after an ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said they were not welcome.
French minister quits over scandal as Macron’s presidency bid gathers pace
PARIS (Reuters) – Centrist Emmanuel Macron’s bid for power in France gathered pace on Tuesday when he won support from a junior minister in the Socialist government while the interior minister resigned amid scandal in a new twist to the topsy-turvy pre…
UAE arrests prominent activist for incitement: state news
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates arrested political activist Ahmed Mansoor on charges of spreading sectarianism and hatred on social media, state news agency WAM reported on Tuesday, in a move criticized by rights groups.
Somali regional anti-piracy chief says sacked over illegal fishing comments
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) – The head of anti-piracy operations in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia said he had been fired for speaking out about illegal fishing, which he claims could trigger a new outbreak of piracy in the Indian Ocean….
Australia again denounced for treatment of Aborigines as U.N. investigates
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia came under fresh criticism over its treatment of its indigenous population on Tuesday as a UN investigator examined the impact of a government takeover of remote communities and as Canberra pushes its bid to join the UN Hu…
IRA street fighter turned statesman, Martin McGuinness dies aged 66
BELFAST (Reuters) – Martin McGuinness, the former Irish Republican Army commander who laid down his arms and turned peacemaker to help end Northern Ireland’s 30-year conflict, died on Tuesday after a decade as deputy first minister of the British provi…
France must accelerate reforms to thwart populism-German official
BERLIN (Reuters) – France must accelerate reforms and changes to tackle growing social and economic problems that are fuelling nationalism, populism and the rise of Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Front, a top German official said on Tu…
Syrian rebels launch second Damascus attack in three days
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels stormed a government-held area in northeastern Damascus on Tuesday for the second time in three days, sources on both sides of the fighting said, in the opposition’s first such large scale foray in over four years…
Taiwan to build its own submarine, president vows on visit to 50-year-old vessel
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan will build its own submarines, President Tsai Ing-wen pledged on Tuesday, as the self-ruled island looks to fresh arms sales by the United States, accompanied by key submarine technology, to counter a growing milita…
China to talk new Silk Road in Australia, no deal expected yet
BEIJING (Reuters) – China expects positive moves to signing up Australia for its New Silk Road initiative when Premier Li Keqiang visits this week, but two sources familiar with the issues said the Australian government is likely to bide its time befor…
