Kurdish independence in Iraq likely ‘not if but when’: U.S. general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Iraqi Kurdish push for independence from Baghdad appears likely to be a question of “not if but when,” in a significant challenge to Iraq’s stability, the head of the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency said on Tuesday.
Uber driver charged with kidnapping, assault of woman in Canada
TORONTO (Reuters) – An Uber driver was arrested in Toronto on kidnapping and assault charges after an 18-year-old woman told police she escaped his car after he made unwanted advances and then refused to let her out of the vehicle, Canadian authorities…
Egypt detains ex-presidential candidate, latest in arrest series
CAIRO (Reuters) – A prominent Egyptian opposition leader was detained on Tuesday for “offending public decency” amid what rights lawyers say is a wave of arrests of potential presidential candidates one year before the election.
Brazil energy minister says he has no plan to resign amid crisis
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil Mining and Energy Minister Fernando Coelho said on Tuesday he will remain in President Michel Temer’s cabinet despite his political party’s decision to leave the government due to corruption allegations against the unpopular…
China urges North Korea talks, skirts questions on U.S. sanctions push
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – China on Tuesday pushed for dialogue with North Korea and the full implementation of United Nations sanctions on Pyongyang over its ballistic missile and nuclear tests, skirting questions about Beijing’s talks with the United…
Exclusive: Russia refusing to send some rail freight to Latvia – sources
MOSCOW/RIGA (Reuters) – Russia’s state-owned railway monopoly is refusing most requests to take cargo from Russia to ports in Latvia, industry executives said, a serious blow to the Baltic state which depends on the transit trade.
Multiple U.S. troops injured in Yemen raid: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Multiple U.S. troops were injured in a Tuesday raid against a compound associated with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen in which at least seven militants were killed, the Pentagon said.
Germany defends post-war achievements of its scandal-hit army
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s armed forces can be proud of their post-war achievements, the defense minister said on Tuesday, responding to a series of scandals involving far-right sympathizers in the Bundeswehr army’s ranks.
Myanmar’s highest Buddhist authority bars radical nationalist group
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s top Buddhist authority banned a hardline monks’ group on Tuesday, raising pressure on extremists after they barred a firebrand monk from public sermons and authorities arrested several Buddhist nationalists.
Trump arrives in Italy to meet Pope Francis, Italian leaders
ROME (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Italy on Tuesday ahead of meetings with Pope Francis and Italian leaders, on the third leg of his first international trip since taking office.
