Not-guilty pleas entered for man accused of killing UK lawmaker
LONDON (Reuters) – The man accused of killing British lawmaker Jo Cox a week before the June referendum on EU membership declined to respond when asked if he was guilty at a court hearing on Tuesday and the judge recorded pleas of not guilty to all cha…
Afghan officials say troops clear Taliban from Kunduz amid sporadic clashes
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan forces regained control of most of the northern city of Kunduz city on Tuesday amid sporadic fighting, officials said, a day after Taliban militants appeared to encounter little resistance as they pushed to the city center.
Burundi dismisses planned U.N. inquiry into killings and torture
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Burundi’s government has dismissed a U.N. decision to set up a commission of inquiry to identify perpetrators of killings and torture, saying it was based on a one-sided account of events in the African nation.
Philippine-U.S. war games underway as doubts hang over alliance
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines and the United States launched annual joint military exercises on Tuesday, barely a week after the new president in Manila said they would be the last.
Belgrade refugees make a break for the Hungarian border
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Several hundred refugees set off from central Belgrade on Tuesday morning and headed for the Hungarian border, holding handwritten banners and chanting demands for open borders, Reuters witnesses said.
U.N.’s Zeid warns Russia over Syria air strikes
GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein warned Russia on Tuesday over the use of incendiary weapons in Syria’s besieged enclave of eastern Aleppo, and said crimes by one side did not justify illegal ac…
Pope makes surprise visit to town devastated by Italy earthquake
ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Tuesday made a surprise visit to Amatrice, one of the towns hardest hit by an earthquake that struck central Italy in August, killing nearly 300 people.
Indonesia air force holds its largest military exercise in South China Sea
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s air force is holding its largest military exercise this week, near some of its islands in the South China Sea, in a show of sovereignty over the gas-rich area on the fringe of territory claimed by China, officials said o…
German minister, in Tehran, urges Iran to push for Syria ceasefire
TEHRAN (Reuters) – German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel urged the Iranian government during his two-day visit to the Islamic Republic to do what it can to push for a ceasefire in Syria.
For now, U.S. tries to ignore Philippines president’s broadsides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials are doing their best to ignore Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s hostile rhetoric and taking comfort in the fact that he has yet to translate his words into less military cooperation.
