Skipping nuclear summit a ‘missed opportunity’ for Russia: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia has isolated itself and missed an opportunity by choosing to skip this week’s Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, the White House said on Tuesday.
Two Venezuelan police officers killed in protest
SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) – Two police officers were killed and four wounded on Tuesday in the western Venezuelan city of San Cristobal after they were hit by a bus driven by young men protesting a hike in public transport fares, according to …
Families of U.S. personnel ordered to leave parts of Turkey amid security concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration ordered the families of U.S. military and diplomatic personnel to leave parts of southern Turkey on Tuesday and warned U.S. citizens against travel to the region amid mounting security concerns.
Latvia shuts down pro-Kremlin website Sputnik, drawing Moscow rebuke
RIGA (Reuters) – Latvian authorities have shut down the local version of Russian pro-Kremlin news website Sputnik, drawing an immediate rebuke from Moscow.
Syria’s Assad says military gains will speed up political deal
MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian army successes will help accelerate a political settlement to the country’s civil war, President Bashar al-Assad said, because they weaken the position of international opponents who he accused of hindering any agreemen…
Morocco rejects U.N. view of Western Sahara ‘misunderstanding’
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco said on Tuesday that U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s description of its annexation of Western Sahara as an “occupation” was not a misunderstanding but a “premeditated act to alter the nature of the dispute”.
FBI warned Dutch about El Bakraoui brothers week before Brussels attacks
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) told Dutch police that two brothers were being sought by Belgian authorities a week before the pair blew themselves up in suicide attacks in Brussels, the Dutch interior minister said…
Netanyahu to meet Putin in Moscow on April 21: Israeli source
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on April 21 to discuss security issues in the Middle East, an Israeli political source said on Tuesday.
Italy rescues nearly 1,400 migrants in southern Mediterranean
ROME (Reuters) – Italian coast guard and navy vessels rescued nearly 1,400 migrants from boats and rubber dinghies in the southern Mediterranean on Tuesday, officials said, indicating numbers were rising as the weather warms up.
Iran’s Rouhani calls off Austria visit at last minute, citing security
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani postponed a two-day visit to Austria indefinitely for security reasons on Tuesday, the evening he was supposed to arrive in Vienna, his Austrian counterpart’s office said.
