Imprisoned Saudi blogger faces more lashes: supporters
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, whose public flogging in the kingdom last year generated a global outcry, now risks a new round of lashes, a co-founder of a Canadian foundation advocating his release said on Tuesday.
Bernie Sanders’ brother Larry campaigns in rural England
WITNEY, England (Reuters) – Larry Sanders, elder brother of former U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie, was pressing the flesh in his own campaign on Tuesday as he took to the streets ahead of an election this week in rural Oxfordshire, centr…
Military lockdown cuts off U.N. aid to strife-hit Myanmar region
YANGON (Reuters) – Violence in a Muslim-majority region of Myanmar is stopping aid agencies from delivering food and medicines, a United Nations official said on Tuesday, as security forces respond to deadly raids that the government says were inspired…
Two dozen ELN rebels surrender ahead of Colombia peace talks
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Two dozen fighters from the leftist ELN rebels have surrendered voluntarily to the Colombian navy, the military said on Tuesday, in a sign the group may be losing strength as it prepares to begin peace talks with the government.
Yemen Houthis back truce, U.N., U.S. call for aid to flow
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi-run administration welcomed a 72-hour ceasefire starting on Wednesday intended to allow aid to reach areas cut off by months of fighting and in dire humanitarian need.
Burundi leader signs decree to quit the International Criminal Court
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza signed a decree on Tuesday for the country to quit the International Criminal Court, after parliament voted overwhelmingly last week to withdraw.
Belgian police detains man armed with knife who held hostages: report
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian police caught a man armed with a knife who had held about 15 people hostage in a supermarket in the Brussels suburb of Forest on Tuesday evening, public broadcaster RTBF said.
Hong Kong fails to delay pro-independence lawmakers from taking office
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The Hong Kong government failed in an unprecedented legal attempt on Tuesday to halt the swearing-in of two newly elected lawmakers seeking to push for independence for the autonomous region.
Turkey’s EU minister says migrant readmissions may end without visa deal
ANKARA (Reuters) – The European Union should implement visa-free travel for Turks by the end of the year and stop insisting that Turkey change its anti-terrorism laws, or Ankara may cancel its side of a deal to stop illegal migration, Turkey’s EU minis…
London High Court will decide EU exit case ‘as quickly as possible’
LONDON (Reuters) – London’s High Court said on Tuesday it would rule “as quickly as possible” on whether British lawmakers, and not the government alone, must trigger the formal process of leaving the European Union, in a case closely watched by politi…
