Oman’s Sultan Qaboos returns home after medical tests in Germany: royal court
MUSCAT (Reuters) – Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said returned home on Tuesday from Germany after undergoing “successful” medical checks, the royal court said in a statement carried by state media.
Taliban announce start of spring offensive in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive on Tuesday, pledging to launch large-scale offensives against government strongholds backed by suicide and guerrilla attacks to drive Afghanistan’s Western-backed government fr…
Zambian police arrest two journalists for defaming president
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambian police on Tuesday briefly detained two journalists over a story quoting an opposition leader saying President Edgar Lungu used public funds to pay for a holiday, in a further sign of rising political tension ahead of August e…
South Africa’s Winnie Mandela hospitalized for back surgery
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is expected to have surgery on her back on Thursday after undergoing a similar procedure in March, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
French soldier killed by landmine in northern Mali
PARIS (Reuters) – A French soldier was killed in Mali by a landmine on Tuesday, underlining persistent insecurity in the region a month after Islamist militants attacked a luxury beach hotel in Ivory Coast, the French presidency said in a statement.
NATO, Russia council to meet on April 20 in Brussels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO envoys will hold their first formal meeting with Russia in almost two years on April 20, the Western alliance said on Tuesday, with the crisis in Ukraine, reducing military risks and Afghanistan on the agenda.
Dutch vote against EU-Ukraine treaty: final result
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch voters rejected the Ukraine-EU treaty by a large margin in a non-binding referendum held last week, according to the final results published by the country’s Election Commission on Tuesday.
Five soldiers, 30 militants killed in southeast Turkey: security sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Five Turkish soldiers and 30 Kurdish militants have been killed in the past 24 hours in attacks and clashes across Turkey’s turbulent southeast region, security sources and the army said on Tuesday.
Far-right Austrian leader visits Israel’s Holocaust memorial
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The leader of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party, Heinz-Christian Strache, visited the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on Tuesday, laying a wreath under the engraved names of towns in Austria from where Jews were expelle…
‘Out’ ahead by 3 points in Britain’s EU referendum campaign
LONDON (Reuters) – Support for Britain to leave the European Union stands at 45 percent, three points ahead of the “remain” camp, ahead of a referendum on June 23, according to an online opinion poll released on Tuesday by ICM.
