Poland looks to stronger UK NATO role after Brexit
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s Defence Minister said he hoped Britain would compensate for its absence from the European Union after a Brexit by strengthening its role in NATO, especially in the security of states close to Russia.
Frail-looking Berlusconi leaves hospital saying he still wants to serve
MILAN (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s former prime minister, left hospital on Tuesday looking frail after major heart surgery, but said he still wanted to serve the country.
Turkey’s Erdogan moots plan to grant citizenship to Syrians
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan outlined plans on Tuesday to grant citizenship to some of the near 3 million migrants who have fled war in neighboring Syria, particularly those with qualifications of use to Turkey.
Duterte names and shames top Filipino cops for helping drug gangs
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte publicly accused five police generals of involvement in the drugs trade on Tuesday and said only he would be accountable for a bloody crackdown that has killed 30 people since he took office las…
Turkey jails 17 over Istanbul attack, blames ex-Soviet members of IS
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey jailed 17 suspects on Tuesday, mostly foreigners, over last week’s suicide bombing at Istanbul’s main airport, which President Tayyip Erdogan described as the work of Islamic State militants from the ex-Soviet Union.
Floods in China kill almost 130, wipe out crops
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Severe flooding across central and southern China over the past week has killed almost 130 people, damaged more than 1.9 million hectares of crops and led to direct economic losses of more than 38 billion yuan ($5.70 billion), stat…
Thailand to free seven activists on bail as referendum looms
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai military court ordered the release on bail on Tuesday of seven activists detained for campaigning against a military-backed draft constitution to be put to a referendum next month.
French unions rally last-gasp protest as labor reform takes final steps
PARIS (Reuters) – French labor unions mounted a last-gasp street protest on Tuesday as a controversial change of labor law aimed at making hiring and firing easier began its final passage through Parliament.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft loops into orbit around Jupiter
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – NASA’s Juno spacecraft capped a five-year journey to Jupiter late Monday with a do-or-die engine burn to sling itself into orbit, setting the stage for a 20-month dance around the biggest planet in the solar system to l…
Russia’s Baltic outpost digs in for standoff with NATO
KALININGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – On the kerbside outside the civilian airport in Kaliningrad, Russia’s Baltic Sea outpost, a group of about 20 servicemen in Russian navy uniforms lined up earlier this month, waiting for a bus to take them to their base….
