EU lawmakers vote to lift Marine Le Pen’s immunity over tweets
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers “overwhelmingly” voted on Tuesday to lift the EU parliamentary immunity of French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen for tweeting pictures of Islamic State violence.
Israel removes settlers from homes on private Palestinian land
OFRA, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli police began removing settlers and hundreds of supporters on Tuesday from nine houses built illegally on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.
South Korea suggests North’s suspension from U.N. over airport killing
GENEVA/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – South Korea called for “collective measures” to punish North Korea for using chemical weapons to kill the estranged half-brother of its leader Kim Jong Un, as Malaysia said on Tuesday it would charge two women with murde…
Putin says draft U.N. resolution to sanction Syria ‘inappropriate’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday a draft U.N. Security Council resolution put forward by Western powers to sanction Syria’s government over the alleged use of chemical weapons was inappropriate.
Putin says sure will be able to solve disputes with Belarus
BISHKEK (Reuters) – Russia is confident it will be able to resolve a series of disputes with Belarus, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, referring to disagreements over a joint border and energy deliveries.
Door knocks in the dark: The Canadian town on front line of Trump migrant crackdown
EMERSON, Manitoba (Reuters) – Jaime French was jarred out of bed in Emerson, Manitoba early one morning this month by pounding at her front door, just yards from the U.S. border. A face peered in through the window, flanked in the darkness by others.
Bangladesh police break up protest over gas price increase
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh police used tear gas and water cannon to break up hundreds who took to the streets of the capital on Tuesday in protest against an increase in the price of gas.
China says hopes U.S. defense spending benefits global stability
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said it hoped U.S. defense spending would be beneficial to maintaining global peace and stability, after the White House proposed a 10 percent increase in military spending.
Manbij is Turkey’s next step in Syria operation, Erdogan says
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey-backed forces will move toward the northern Syrian town of Manbij after completing their operation in al-Bab as originally planned, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
Philippine president to bring police back into war on drugs
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he would recall some police to fight his controversial war on drugs, nearly a month after suspending the entire force from all operations in the bloody narcotics crackdown.
