Dutch consulate in Istanbul closed due to ‘possible terror’ threat
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch consulate in Istanbul has been evacuated and closed temporarily due to a “possible terror threat”, the foreign minister said in statement on Wednesday.
Turkey detains three on suspicion of plotting attack on German missions: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have detained three men suspected to have been plotting an attack on German diplomatic missions and a German school in Turkey, the private Dogan News Agency reported on Wednesday.
Russia says Turkey suppresses Kurds under pretext of fighting terrorism
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Anakara is hindering Kurdish forces in their fight against Islamic State and using the slogan of a “war against terrorism” to suppress Kurdish organizations in Syria and Turkey, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesda…
British ‘Out’ campaign takes 2 percent point lead ahead of EU referendum: ICM poll
LONDON (Reuters) – The campaign for Britain to leave the European Union has taken a 2 percentage point lead, according to an ICM poll, indicating a dispute in the Conservative Party may have dented confidence in Prime Minister David Cameron’s push for …
Turkish military says launched air strikes against PKK in Iraq, Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s military carried out air strikes against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey on Tuesday, the armed forces said.
German president, in China, criticizes communist East Germany
BEIJING (Reuters) – German President Joachim Gauck told students in China on Wednesday that communist East Germany lacked legitimacy, as he denounced “dictatorship” and called for academic freedom.
Germany’s Steinmeier, U.S. Kerry to meet in Moscow on Wednesday: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will meet U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Moscow on Wednesday, TASS news agency cited the Germany embassy in Moscow as saying.
Australia calls China’s South China Sea moves ‘counterproductive’
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday called China’s military deployments on the South China Sea “counterproductive”, an unusually forceful rebuke against the country’s biggest trading partner.
Malaysia’s Mahathir sues PM Najib, alleging abuse of power
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad filed a suit against scandal-plagued Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday, alleging corruption and abuse of power, his lawyers said, the latest salvo in his efforts to remove Najib f…
World’s richest Hindu temple wants gold rather than cash under scheme
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – The world’s richest Hindu temple is asking to be repaid in gold for longer-term deposits it makes under the Indian government’s monetization scheme in order to make the plan more attractive to the temples that are sitting o…
