Cyber spies target German party think-tanks ahead of election
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Two foundations tied to Germany’s ruling coalition parties were attacked by the same cyber spy group that targeted the campaign of French presidential favorite Emmanuel Macron, a leading cyber security expert said on Tuesday.
Cairo ‘cargotecture’ company transforms shipping containers into homes
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian design duo has begun re-purposing old steel shipping containers, transforming them into living spaces, shops and restaurants in an effort to introduce residents of overcrowded Cairo to cheaper and more versatile properties…
U.S. F35s fly into Estonia in show of NATO solidarity
AMARI AIR BASE, Estonia (Reuters) – Two of the U.S. Air Force’s newest and most advanced jets landed in the Baltic state of Estonia for the first time on Tuesday, a symbolic gesture meant to reinforce the United States’ commitment to the defense of NAT…
Freed Kuwaiti opposition politician calls for reforms
KUWAIT (Reuters) – A prominent Kuwaiti opposition politician and government critic has called for political reforms in the Gulf state in his first public comments since he was freed from prison last week.
Base attack another blow to struggling Afghan military
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Samad always worried that something might happen to his brother, Shah Mohammad, a three-year veteran of the Afghan army, even though his job was to train soldiers, not to fight.
Death toll in Venezuela’s unrest rises to 26
CARACAS (Reuters) – Two Venezuelan men died on Tuesday from gunshots at political demonstrations, bringing to 26 the number of fatalities around this month’s protests against President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government.
Le Pen thrives among French poor, vote analysis shows
PARIS (Reuters) – Marine Le Pen’s protectionist, anti-establishment message resonated most in parts of France with lower incomes, lower life expectancy and lower education levels, a Reuters analysis of voting in Sunday’s first round shows.
Swedish court jails three men for rape broadcast on Facebook
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish court jailed three men on Tuesday for up to two and a half years for the rape of a woman that was broadcast live on Facebook.
A walk through western Mosul
IRAQ, Mosul (Reuters) – Inside are tattered curtains, crumbling walls and torn up floors. Outside is a near ghost town.
Netanyahu’s meeting with German foreign minister cancelled: Israeli spokesman
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not hold talks with visiting German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Tuesday because of Gabriel’s intention to meet with an Israeli NGO critical of Israel’s treatment of Palestinian…
