Russia may deploy military in Syrian buffer zones within weeks
ASTANA (Reuters) – Russia may deploy its military to police the borders of planned de-escalation zones in Syria within two to three weeks after finalizing an agreement with Turkey and Iran, Russian negotiator Alexander Lavrentyev said on Tuesday.
Venezuela’s dissident state prosecutor expects to be fired
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s pro-government Supreme Court heard a petition on Tuesday to remove dissident state prosecutor Luisa Ortega, who was expecting the ax after alleging rights abuses and erosion of democracy under President Nicolas Maduro.
Catalonia to split from Spain within 48 hours of secession vote – referendum draft bill
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) – Catalonia will declare independence from Spain within 48 hours if voters back secession in an October referendum, according to a draft bill proposed by secessionist parties on Tuesday, though it remains unclear whether the …
Knives, bats and incendiaries seized ahead of Hamburg G20 summit
BERLIN/HAMBURG (Reuters) – German police have seized knives, baseball bats and presumed incendiary devices from various locations in and around Hamburg, apparently intended for anti-capitalist riots during a Group of 20 summit in the city on Friday and…
Islamic State fights fiercely in shrinking Iraqi and Syrian strongholds
MOSUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Western-backed forces edged into the final redoubts of the two capitals of Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate in Iraq and Syria on Tuesday, hampered by fierce resistance from the militants and the presence of human shields…
DUP leader says no Northern Ireland deal, talks to continue over summer
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party said on Tuesday talks had failed to reach a deal on forming a new power-sharing executive in the province but discussions would continue over the summer.
Austria says to control migrants on Italy border, Rome protests
VIENNA/ROME (Reuters) – Austria is planning to impose border controls and possibly deploy troops to cut the number of migrants crossing from Italy, defense officials said, drawing a warning from Rome and reigniting a row over Europe’s handling of the r…
PM says time to end France’s addiction to spending
PARIS (Reuters) – Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Tuesday it was time to end France’s addiction to easy public spending, promising to cut expenditures over the next five years and rein in debts he said were at an unacceptable level.
Blast in Bangladesh garment factory kills 10, investigation underway
KONABARI, Bangladesh (Reuters) – A boiler explosion at a Bangladeshi garment plant near the city of Dhaka killed 10 people and injured dozens, emergency workers said on Tuesday, the latest industrial tragedy to hit one of the world’s biggest garment pr…
Roadside explosion in Sinai kills three Egyptian policemen
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – An Egyptian police officer and two conscripts were killed and 10 wounded on Tuesday by a roadside explosive in the restive Sinai Peninsula, security and medical sources told Reuters.
