EU lawmakers back Briton Julian King for security commissioner
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – A European Parliament committee endorsed Julian King on Tuesday as Britain’s new member of the European Commission with responsibility for security, the committee chairman said.
France’s Hollande says only Minsk deals can ensure Ukraine peace
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – The Minsk agreement is the only way to ensure stability and peace in Ukraine, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday on a state visit to Romania.
Turkey formally requests U.S. arrest of cleric Gulen over coup plot: NTV
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has made a formal request to the United States for the arrest of U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen on charges of orchestrating an attempted military coup on July 15, Turkish broadcaster NTV said on Tuesday.
Israeli aircraft attack Syrian army position, Israel denies any shot down
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said its aircraft attacked a Syrian army position on Tuesday after a stray mortar bomb struck the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, and it denied a Syrian statement that a warplane and drone were shot down.
Russia: Multinational group behind Chinese embassy attack in Kyrgyzstan: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A senior official from Russia’s FSB security service said on Tuesday that individuals linked to Russia, China and Tajikistan were behind a suicide bomb attack on the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek last month, the RIA n…
South Korea’s biggest earthquake triggers nuclear safety concerns
SEOUL (Reuters) – Two earthquakes that jolted South Korea on Monday night, including the largest ever recorded in the country, prompted concerns about the safety of nuclear plants clustered in the quake-prone southeast.
Amid strains, Qatar urges Iran, Gulf Arabs to be good neighbors
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar’s Emir called for good neighborly relations between Gulf Arabs and Iran in a telephone call with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Qatar media reported, amid fresh strains between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran over the h…
Libyan commander’s seizure of oil ports risks new conflict
TUNIS/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan forces loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar said on Monday they had tightened their control over four major oil ports, casting a Western-backed project to unite Libya and revive oil exports into deep uncert…
Czech parties gear up to clip wings of billionaire finance minister
PRAGUE (Reuters) – He is a vivacious billionaire businessman who has emerged as his country’s most popular politician, offering Czechs a break with old parties tainted by graft; but opponents who see in Andrej Babis a threat to democracy are pressing h…
Cancer overtakes heart disease as Australia’s biggest killer
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Cancer has become Australia’s biggest killer, overtaking heart disease for the first time to take more lives than any other ailment, a government health agency said in a report released on Tuesday.
