U.S. State orders family of employees in Istanbul to leave country
(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department updated its travel warning on Turkey on Saturday, ordering family members of consulate employees in Istanbul to leave the country, citing threats against U.S. citizens.
Spain’s Rajoy wins confidence vote to be prime minister
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish conservative leader Mariano Rajoy won a parliamentary vote to be prime minister on Saturday, ending 10 months of political gridlock that had left the country without a fully-functioning government.
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack outside U.S. embassy in Nairobi
CAIRO (Reuters) – A follower of Islamic State was responsible for an attack last week on a Kenyan police officer outside a U.S. embassy in Nairobi, the group’s Amaq news agency said on Saturday.
Turkey’s Erdogan says Ankara aims to reinforce troops on Iraq border
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was aiming to reinforce its troops deployments in its Iraqi border town of Silopi and that it would have a “different response” for Shi’ite militia groups if they cause terror in the Iraqi…
India says destroys four posts along contested border with Pakistan
SRINAGAR (Reuters) – The Indian army said it had destroyed four Pakistani military posts on Saturday along its contested border, the latest escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Hollande says UK must take share of responsibility for Calais minors
DOUE-LA-FONTAINE, France (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande said on Saturday he had spoken with British Prime Minister Theresa May to convey the message that Britain should take its share of responsibility for minors from the “Jungle” migra…
Italy PM Renzi tells party to step up referendum campaign
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi told thousands of party supporters gathered in central Rome on Saturday to step up their campaign in favor of a referendum on constitutional reform that could decide his political future.
U.S. challenges China’s imports of North Korean coal amid U.N. sanctions
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s imports of North Korean coal run counter to global sanctions, a senior U.S. official said on Saturday, adding that a U.S. missile system deployed in South Korea should “motivate” Beijing to pressure Pyongyang over its nuclea…
Turkish court imposes foreign travel ban on co-chair of Kurdish opposition
DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – A Turkish court banned the co-leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition from traveling abroad as part of a court case in which she has been accused of being a member of an armed terrorist group, Hurriyet daily reported on Saturda…
Gunmen kill four at Shi’ite Muslim gathering in Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Gunmen on motorcycles killed at least four people at a religious gathering of Shi’ite Muslims in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, on Saturday, police said, in the latest attack claimed by the Sunni militant group Lashkar-…
