France’s Le Pen cancels meet with Lebanon grand mufti over headscarf
BEIRUT (Reuters) – French far-right National Front presidential candidate Marine Le Pen canceled a meeting on Tuesday with Lebanon’s grand mufti, its top cleric for Sunni Muslims, after refusing to wear a headscarf for the encounter.
Ukraine ceasefire ‘doesn’t look too good’: OSCE head
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The head of the OSCE said on Tuesday that a ceasefire in Ukraine was not looking “too good” and confirmation of the agreed removal of heavy artillery would have to wait until at least Wednesday.
Canada PM: will not halt illegal border crossing despite opposition
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will continue to accept asylum seekers crossing illegally from the United States but will ensure security measures are taken to keep Canadians safe, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday.
Bavaria pushes ahead with burqa ban as elections loom
MUNICH/BERLIN (Reuters) – Bavaria will ban the full-face veil in schools, universities, government workplaces and polling stations, the southern German state said on Tuesday.
Incoming ambassador to U.S. calls treatment of Mexico ‘unacceptable’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s incoming ambassador to the United States on Tuesday slammed U.S. President Donald Trump’s treatment of its southern neighbor as “unacceptable” and called for a migration mechanism to avoid illegal crossings by Mexicans …
Ecuador presidential election goes to runoff between leftist, ex-banker
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s presidential election will go to an April runoff between leftist government candidate Lenin Moreno and ex-banker Guillermo Lasso, the electoral body said on Tuesday, after a nail-biter first round over the weekend.
Gambia arrests head of intelligence agency linked to killings
BANJUL (Reuters) – Authorities in Gambia have detained the former head of the National Intelligence Agency, a body human rights groups say tortured and killed perceived opponents of former leader Yahya Jammeh, who went into exile last month after losin…
Exclusive: CIA-backed aid for Syrian rebels frozen after Islamist attack – sources
BEIRUT/AMMAN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – CIA-coordinated military aid for rebels in northwest Syria has been frozen since they came under major Islamist attack last month, rebel sources said, raising doubts about foreign support key to their war against Pre…
Germany’s Social Democrats behind Merkel’s conservatives, poll shows
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s center-left Social Democrats (SPD) are trailing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, an opinion poll showed on Tuesday, after a different survey on Sunday put the SPD ahead.
Leftist rival to challenge Renzi as leader of Italy’s ruling party
ROME (Reuters) – Michele Emiliano, the leftist president of the southern region of Puglia, said on Tuesday he would challenge former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi for the leadership of Italy’s ruling Democratic Party (PD), which faces a damaging split.
