Big French union urges Macron not to rush through labour reform
PARIS (Reuters) – The head of France’s biggest moderate trade union, CFDT, said after talks with President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday that he had urged him not to try to hustle through his labour reform plans this summer.
South Korea military fires warning shots at object flying near border with North Korea: official
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s military on Tuesday fired warning shots towards an unidentified object flying over the border from North Korea, a military official told Reuters.
Militants kill 10 Afghan soldiers in base attack: defense officials
KABUL (Reuters) – Militants attacked an Afghan government army base in the southern province of Kandahar, killing at least 10 soldiers and wounding nine, defense officials said on Tuesday.
South Korean ‘swordsman’ leads prosecution against impeached ex-leader Park
SEOUL (Reuters) – A high-flying prosecutor, who was demoted under impeached former president Park Geun-hye, is overseeing the case against her as Park made her first appearance in court on Tuesday to face criminal charges over the corruption scandal th…
Japan anti-conspiracy bill clears lower house despite rights worries
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc pushed a bill targeting conspiracies to commit terrorism and other serious crimes through parliament’s lower house on Tuesday, despite fears the changes could allow police to trample ci…
Trump promotes his goal of Middle East peace, offers no details
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – President Donald Trump used his centerpiece Holy Land speech on Tuesday to reaffirm his commitment to peace between Israelis and Palestinians, but he offered no new details on how to achieve a goal that has eluded U.S. leaders for…
Turkey issues arrest warrants for dozens at telecoms and capital market bodies: CNN Turk
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have issued detention orders for 33 people at the telecommunications watchdog and 36 people at the capital markets watchdog, broadcaster CNN Turk reported on Tuesday.
Activists say man killed in security raid on Bahrain Shi’ite village
DUBAI (Reuters) – Activists said security forces killed a protester during a raid on the home village of Bahrain’s Shi’ite Muslim spiritual leader on Tuesday.
Car bomb explodes in Syria’s Homs: state TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded in Homs on Tuesday morning, Syrian state television said, two days after the city passed back under full government control for the first time since 2011.
Two men publicly caned in Indonesia for having gay sex
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) – Religious police in Indonesia caned two men for gay sex on Tuesday, with hooded men inflicting 82 lashes on each of them as hundreds of people watched the punishment ordered by an Islamic court.
