EU aims to make Africa aid conditional on curbing migration
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union executive proposed on Tuesday making EU development aid and trade ties with African and other poor countries conditional on their cooperation in curbing migration to Europe.
Falluja refugees say Islamic State uses food to enlist fighters
GARMA, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqis who fled Islamic State-held Falluja as government and allied forces advanced on the city said they had survived on stale dates and the militants were using food to enlist fighters whose relatives were going hungry.
Car bomb targeting police kills 11, wounds 36 in Istanbul
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A car bomb ripped through a police bus in central Istanbul during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding 36 near the main tourist district, a major university and the mayor’s office.
Brazil prosecutor seeks arrest of Senate president, ruling party leader: report
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s chief prosecutor asked the Supreme Court to authorize the arrest of the presidents of the Senate and of the ruling PMDB party for allegedly trying to obstruct police investigations, newspaper O Globo said on Tuesday.
Israel’s Netanyahu frequents Russia as U.S. influence in Mideast recedes
JERUSALEM/MOSCOW (Reuters) – With the Obama administration in its final months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been a more frequent and feted visitor to Moscow than Washington, his eye on shifting big-power influence in the Middle East.
Azeri president says Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire is not stable
BERLIN (Reuters) – A ceasefire in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh is not stable, Azeri President Ilham Aliyev said on Tuesday, adding he wanted a peaceful resolution to the conflict between Armenian-backed separatists and Azeri forces.
Start talking up immigration in EU debate, Scottish minister says
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Those campaigning for Britain to stay in the European Union need to start talking about the benefits of immigration instead of dodging the issue, says the leader of the Scottish National Party’s “In” campaign who is a son of immig…
Serious detention: China university entrance exam cheats could face jail
BEIJING (Reuters) – Students who cheat during this year’s university entrance exams in China risk for the first time being jailed, state media said on Tuesday, as the government tries to crack down on a pervasive problem for the highly competitive exam…
Tunisia’s ruling party demands new PM to speed up reforms
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s ruling party Nidaa Tounes said on Tuesday the prime minister should be replaced in a new unity government proposed by President Beji Caid Essebsi as a way to overcome political inertia and speed up economic reforms.
U.S., Japan, India to hold major naval drill in Western Pacific
TOKYO (Reuters) – A fleet of U.S., Japanese and Indian warships will hold a large-scale joint naval exercise over eight days from Friday in the Western Pacific, close to a Japanese island chain, part of which China claims.
