Turkey military says chief meeting U.S., Russian counterparts on Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s military chief of staff is meeting his U.S. and Russian counterparts in the southern Turkish province of Antalya to discuss regional security, notably in Syria and Iraq, the Turkish armed forces said on Tuesday.
With eye on Turkey, Austria wants ban on foreigners campaigning on its soil
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian Interior Minister Wolfgang Sobotka said on Tuesday he wanted to change legislation to permit a ban on foreign officials making speeches in Austria if human rights or public order were threatened, a move aimed at Turkish poli…
Germany’s Social Democrats lead Merkel’s conservatives: INSA poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s center-left Social Democrat party (SPD) led Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives in an opinion poll by the INSA institute published on Tuesday in the mass-selling newspaper Bild.
Malaysia says foiled attack on Arab royalty ahead of Saudi king’s visit
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia on Tuesday said suspected militants from Yemen arrested late last month ahead of a visit by Saudi King Salman were planning an attack on “Arab royalties”.
Philippine minister asks Duterte to halt second mine review she earlier supported
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine environment minister has asked President Rodrigo Duterte to halt a second review of 28 mines that she ordered closed or suspended, challenging its legality despite initially supporting it.
Four drug suspects killed as Philippine police resume drugs war operations
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine police killed four suspected drug dealers in three separate incidents on Tuesday, a provincial police commander said, just hours after a relaunch of anti-drugs operations that the national police chief said he hoped would …
North Korea bars Malaysians from leaving, in ‘diplomatic meltdown’
KUALA LUMPUR/SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea barred Malaysians from leaving the country on Tuesday, sparking tit-for-tat action by Malaysia, as police investigating the murder of Kim Jong Nam in Kuala Lumpur sought to question three men hiding in the Nor…
Iraqi forces recapture Mosul government buildings, museum
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi government forces fighting to drive Islamic State from western Mosul on Tuesday recaptured the main government building, the central bank branch and the museum where three years ago the militants had smashed statues and a…
Australia says no plan for joint South China Sea patrols with Indonesia
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday that his country aimed to work more closely with Indonesia over maritime security, but there was no plan for the neighbors to hold joint patrols in the South China Sea.
North Korea says temporarily bans Malaysians from leaving the country
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday it has temporarily banned Malaysians from leaving the country to ensure the safety of its diplomats and citizens in Malaysia amid an escalating row over the killing of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half…
