Germany’s Merkel says no tax rises in next parliament
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she planned to offer voters in Europe’s biggest economy tax relief in the next legislative period, rather than introduce any increases.
UK police name third London attacker, Italy says was flagged in advance
LONDON (Reuters) – Police on Tuesday named the third of the jihadis who killed seven people in a knife and van attack in London, someone an Italian prosecutor said had been flagged to British authorities as a potential risk after he moved to England la…
Suspected bomb kills seven outside mosque in Afghanistan’s Herat
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A suspected bomb outside a mosque in the Afghan city of Herat killed at least seven people and wounded 15 on Tuesday, police said, the latest casualties in a particularly bloody week in Afghanistan.
France’s Macron set for biggest majority since De Gaulle: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Emmanuel Macron’s party is set to win the biggest parliamentary majority for a French president since Charles de Gaulle’s 1968 landslide, a survey of voter intentions for the coming legislative elections showed on Tuesday.
Russian fighter intercepts U.S. bomber over Baltic Sea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia scrambled a fighter jet on Tuesday to intercept a nuclear-capable U.S. B-52 strategic bomber it said was flying over the Baltic Sea near its border, in an incident that had echoes of the Cold War.
Malaysia’s Mahathir, 91, says would step in as prime minister if needed
TOKYO (Reuters) – Former Malaysian prime minister, the 91-year-old Mahathir Mohamad, said on Tuesday he would consider taking up the post again but only if there was no acceptable candidate after an opposition election victory.
China rejects U.S. call for release of labor rights activists
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Tuesday said it had detained labor rights activists who scrutinized conditions at a Chinese company making Ivanka Trump-branded shoes, rebuffing a call from the U.S State Department for the release of the three men.
Readers of popular Malaysian news site favor ex-premier Mahathir for PM
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – More than two-thirds of readers of a liberal-leaning Malaysian news site have backed former premier Mahathir Mohamad to be prime minister, the portal said on Thursday.
Declare offshore wealth? Russia tycoons would rather ship themselves off shore
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Some of Russia’s super-rich have given up residency to escape a 2014 law requiring them to disclose offshore assets, wealthy businessmen told Reuters, a practice that could keep billions of dollars hidden from Moscow’s tax authoritie…
Germany says will avoid escalation of Turkey row during troop pullout
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister said on Tuesday he would try to avoid damaging already strained relations with NATO partner Turkey during a withdrawal of German troops, as he didn’t want a mounting dispute to push Ankara into closer ties …
