UK foreign spy agency flies rainbow flag, says diversity gives it edge
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign spy agency MI6 flew a rainbow flag outside its London headquarters to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on Tuesday, and to woo potential applicants from the gay community.
Germany’s Steinmeier says Syria talks to focus on truce, aid
VIENNA (Reuters) – Major power talks on Syria aim to restore a truce across the country and get aid into besieged areas to encourage opposition groups to return to negotiations in Geneva, Germany’s foreign minister said on Tuesday.
EU’s Tusk tells Turkey not to meddle with rules of migration deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is ready to stick to its migration deal with Turkey but Ankara should not seek to change the rules after they had already been agreed, a top EU official said on Tuesday.
Syrian rebels fear assault on besieged Daraya as residents starve
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebel fighters and officials in a besieged Syrian town on the outskirts of Damascus believe government forces are preparing an assault after they turned back an aid convoy last week.
Turkish police warn of possible Islamic State attacks: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police have issued a nationwide warning about possible Islamic State attacks on Thursday’s national holiday, state media said, with military facilities seen as targets after the army stepped up attacks on the militants in S…
New North Korean foreign minister was its disarmament negotiator
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea, diplomatically isolated and squeezed by U.N. sanctions, has appointed as foreign minister its negotiator at failed international talks aimed at getting it to disarm, according to a North Korean diplomatic note to Britain….
New deaths in Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenia, Azeri leaders meet
VIENNA (Reuters) – Soldiers from Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh were killed early on Tuesday, hours after the Armenian and Azeri presidents agreed on the need for a peaceful settlement to the conflict in the breakaway region where violence flared agai…
Thailand bomb suspect breaks down, tells media, ‘I’m not an animal’
BANGKOK (Reuters) – One of two ethnic Uighur Muslims from China accused of involvement in a deadly bombing in Thailand last year broke down and complained of mistreatment on Tuesday as he appeared in court.
Azerbaijan says one of its soldiers killed near breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh
BAKU (Reuters) – An Azeri soldier was killed near the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region on Tuesday as a result of a ceasefire violation, Azerbaijan’s defense ministry said.
France’s Hollande says ‘battle not won’ against unemployment
PARIS (Reuters) – The battle is not won against unemployment, and driving through labor reforms aimed at delivering jobs is more important than presidential popularity, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday.
