Turkish President Erdogan approves new cabinet after election
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan approved on Tuesday a new cabinet led by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu following the Nov. 1 parliamentary election where the AK Party regained the single-party rule it had lost in a June 7 vote.
U.S. issues global travel alert as manhunt continues for Paris attackers
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – Citing “increased terrorist threats” from militant groups in various regions of the world, the U.S. State Department issued a global alert on Monday for Americans planning to travel following deadly militant attacks in Fran…
U.S. coalition stages 26 strikes against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S.-led coalition targeted Islamic State in Iraq and Syria with 26 air strikes against the militant group on Monday, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the operations said.
U.S., Japan naval exercises make ‘big step forward’
USS RONALD REAGAN (Reuters) – The U.S. and Japanese navies established a new level of cooperation to resupply each others vessels during joint exercises in the seas south of Japan last week, the commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet said on Tuesday.
Philippines takes South China Sea claim to Hague court
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Philippines asked global judges on Tuesday to recognise its right to exploit waters in the South China Sea, a case that could bolster territorial claims by other countries against China in the resource-rich body of water.
Pakistani fighter jet crashes killing female pilot
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A female Pakistani air force pilot was killed on Tuesday when her trainer jet crashed near the central town of Mianwali, the military said, the first such loss for the country’s tiny community of women pilots.
Car bomb kills five at checkpoint east of Libya’s Tripoli: source
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – At least five guards in Libya allied with the self-declared government controlling Tripoli were killed and 16 others wounded when a car bomb exploded at a checkpoint east of the capital, a security source said on Tuesday.
Fire kills at least 18 African refugees at Algeria camp
ALGIERS (Reuters) – At least 18 people died and 37 others were injured when a fire broke out at a camp for African refugees in southern Algeria on Tuesday, Algerian official media reported, citing civil protection services.
Nuclear club eyes Indian inclusion, but risks Pakistan’s ire
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Diplomats have quietly launched a new push to induct India into a club of nuclear trading nations, but rather than increasing stability in South Asia, the move could escalate strains with rival Pakistan.
UNHCR decries restrictions on refugees, upholds right to asylum
GENEVA (Reuters) – About 1,000 refugees and migrants are stuck at the main crossing point into Macedonia from Greece as people of certain nationalities are denied entry in contravention of international law, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
