China says little to cheer in improved ties with ‘two-faced’ Japan
BEIJING (Reuters) – China sees little reason for optimism that relations with Japan will improve, China’s Foreign Minister said on Tuesday, accusing “two-faced” Tokyo of constantly seeking to make trouble.
Ethiopian students demand end to police crackdowns in rare protest
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Dozens of university students protested in Ethiopia’s capital on Tuesday, demanding an end to police crackdowns that followed months of demonstrations over plans to requisition farmland in the country’s Oromiya region late last …
U.S., allies stage 24 strikes in Iraq, Syria against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition on Monday targeted Islamic State in Iraq and Syria with two dozen strikes near 15 cities, the U.S. military said in a statement released on Tuesday detailing the latest round of daily attacks against the mi…
Tunisia says Islamic State attacked border to control town
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid said on Tuesday Islamic State militants had carried out the huge raid on Ben Guerdan on Monday that killed 55 people in an attempt to control the town and expand their territory.
Trump already a tainted name in Indonesia after Muslim ban remarks
BOGOR/JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) – Few villagers living near a half-built golf course in Indonesia’s West Java province know the name Donald Trump, and fewer still are aware that one of his firms will be managing a six-star hotel and luxury resort in…
‘Violent terrorism’ in China’s Xinjiang has dropped: party official
BEIJING (Reuters) – “Violent terrorism” in China’s troubled western region of Xinjiang has fallen markedly over the last year, its Communist Party boss said on Tuesday, in the government’s latest effort to show progress in its battle for stability ther…
Danish 16-year old girl charged with planning to bomb schools
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A 16-year-old Danish girl has been charged with planning a “terrorist” attack on two schools, one of them Jewish, after acquiring chemicals for bombs, police said on Tuesday.
EU welcomes bold Turkey plan to stop migrants, defers decision
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders welcomed Turkey’s offer on Monday to take back all migrants who cross into Europe from its soil and agreed in principle to Ankara’s demands for more money, faster EU membership talks and quicker visa-free tra…
‘Game changer’: How the EU may shut Turkish door on migrants
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A European Union draft deal with Turkey to stop migrants reaching Greece introduces a harder edge of coercion to what critics have derided as a hitherto feeble EU response to a crisis tearing it apart.
Dubai developers keep building despite weak market and echoes of 2008
DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai developers are pressing ahead with their construction plans despite expectations that property prices will fall yet further this year, undaunted by memories of a 2008 crash.
