U.N. council voices alarm at Israeli statements on Golan Heights
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday voiced alarm over Israeli statements about the Golan Heights on Syria’s border with Israel, adding that its status remains unchanged.
Eastern Libya ships first oil cargo in defiance of Tripoli
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A government based in eastern Libya has shipped its first cargo of crude in defiance of authorities in the capital Tripoli, a bold move that could deepen the divisions that have brought chaos since the fall of Muammar Gaddaf…
Spain’s Rajoy says still lacks support to be re-elected Prime Minister
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday said he had told King Felipe he still lacked the necessary support to be re-elected, leaving the monarch with no other option than calling a new general election for June.
Algerian held in Austria planned to take part in Paris attacks: Le Monde
PARIS (Reuters) – One of two men arrested late last year at a Salzburg refugee camp has said he had been planning to join the group of suicide bombers that struck Paris last November, French media reported on Tuesday.
Man suspected of arming Paris supermarket gunman extradited to France
MADRID (Reuters) – A Frenchman arrested in Spain for allegedly supplying the arms used by Islamist militant Amedy Coulibaly to kill four people at a kosher supermarket in Paris in January 2015 has been extradited to France, Spanish police said on Tuesd…
Clashes break out at migrants camp on Greek island-police
ATHENS (Reuters) – Clashes broke out between police and migrants held at a detention center on the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday, a police spokesman said.
Yemen peace talks back on track following world pressure
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring factions agreed on an agenda on Tuesday for U.N.-backed peace negotiations, delegates said, following heavy pressure from world powers.
Libya asks U.N. council to blacklist ship carrying eastern oil
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Libya has asked the United Nations Security Council to blacklist an Indian-flagged ship that is on its way to Malta carrying crude oil shipped by the rival eastern Libya government, Libya’s U.N. envoy said on Tuesday.
Iran jails four journalists on security charges: Tasnim news agency
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran has handed jail sentences to four journalists on security-related charges, the Tasnim news agency said on Tuesday, in verdicts that underscore the continued grip of hardliners over the judiciary despite gains by reformers in Feb…
‘We’re not here to provoke,’ say U.S. jet pilots on Putin’s doorstep
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania (Reuters) – For the squadron of U.S. fighter pilots standing on the runway of an air base in Romania, the mission is clear: show that the United States is ready to flex its military muscles if needed, and don’t pro…
