Estonian PM doesn’t rule out taking refugees direct from Turkey
GRANSEE, Germany (Reuters) – Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas said on Tuesday he would not exclude the possibility of his country taking in refugees directly from Turkey or other countries.
Pakistan can’t confirm Taliban leader is dead, criticizes U.S. drone strike
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s interior minister said on Tuesday he could not confirm that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour had been killed in a U.S. drone strike, and described Washington’s justification for the attack as “against interna…
U.S.-backed Syrian alliance launches new attack near Islamic State capital
AMMAN (Reuters) – A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian militias launched a new offensive against Islamic State fighters near their de facto capital of Raqqa city on Tuesday, a monitoring group and an official said.
Thousands of migrants saved in 23 rescue operations off Libya
ROME (Reuters) – Some 3,000 migrants were saved off the Libyan coast on Tuesday in 23 separate rescue missions, the Italian coastguard said in a statement.
Some crude production restarts as cool weather saps Canadian wildfire
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Some crude producers restarted operations on Tuesday in Canada’s energy heartland as a mass evacuation of the Fort McMurray oil town entered its fourth week, though cool weather and light winds were helping firefighters dam…
Portuguese, Russian espionage suspects arrested in Rome
ROME (Reuters) – A Portuguese and a Russian national were arrested in Rome at the weekend on suspicion of espionage, the European Union’s judicial cooperation unit Eurojust said on Tuesday.
Brazil police probe U.S. Steel venture, Tenaris pipe unit
RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian police said on Tuesday they investigated local units of three international steelmakers in a second day of raids probing graft at the country’s state-controlled oil producer, Petroleo Brasileiro SA.
New Turkish cabinet reflects Erdogan’s growing power
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s new prime minister vowed on Tuesday to work immediately on forging the stronger presidency wanted by the incumbent, Tayyip Erdogan, and announced a cabinet that signaled policy continuity but left little doubt as to who was …
U.N., Turkey disappointed G7 leaders skipped humanitarian conference
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday they were disappointed Chancellor Angela Merkel was the only G7 leader to attend a summit on how the world deals with humanitarian crises.
French strike hits refinery output in labour reform showdown
MARSEILLE/PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Socialist government drew battle lines with one of the country’s biggest trade union’s on Tuesday over labour market reforms as a strike by oil workers forced at least five refineries to halt or slow down operations…
