Erdogan says to continue making ‘Nazi remnants, fascists’ remarks to EU
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Tuesday to continue calling European countries “Nazi remnants and fascists” if they maintain their “current attitude against Turkey”, despite repeated condemnation from European capitals.
Arrests in Iran show Rouhani’s difficulty shielding reformists ahead of vote
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hengameh Shahidi knew the security agents were coming for her. An Iranian journalist and activist, she had been tipped off by contacts close to the government and prepared letters for her family to post on social media in case of her…
Hungary passes law targeting Soros-founded university, thousands protest
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary approved a new law on Tuesday that could force a university founded by financier George Soros out of the country despite protests against the plan in Budapest and condemnation abroad.
Iraq reopens hot springs spa amid Mosul war chaos
HAMMAM AL-ALIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Some Iraqis in this town get massages in a spa or take muddy baths and relax in the morning sun on the banks of the Tigris. Others beg for food or rise at dawn to queue for water.
South Korean software tycoon roars back into contention for president
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean software mogul Ahn Cheol-soo clinched his centrist People’s Party nomination to run for president on Tuesday, roaring back into contention in the May 9 vote after abandoning his presidential ambitions in 2012.
Syrians risk all in flight from Raqqa
AIN ISSA, Syria/AMMAN (Reuters) – People from Raqqa are fleeing their city under cover of night as U.S.-backed forces close in on the Islamic State stronghold, running a gauntlet of minefields and hostile fighters instead of risking death in a major ba…
Thousands of Greek pensioners protest against cuts as more austerity looms
ATHENS (Reuters) – Thousands of elderly Greeks protested peacefully on Tuesday against more pension cuts, as cash-strapped Greece remained locked in talks with lenders on further austerity and unpopular labor reforms.
British police charge 13 people over attack on asylum seeker in London
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said they had now charged 13 people on Tuesday over a brutal attack on a teenage asylum seeker in south London which detectives said he was lucky to survive.
May to raise ‘hard issues’ with Saudi Arabia, stand up for UK interests
RIYADH (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday she would raise “hard issues” with Saudi Arabia’s leaders on a visit to the country, as critics urged her to pressure Riyadh over its air war in Yemen and human rights record.
Number of people displaced from Mosul exceeds 300,000, U.N. says
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – More than 300,000 people have fled Mosul since the start of the U.S.-backed campaign to dislodge Islamic State from the northern Iraqi city in October, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
