Poland accuses EU’s Schulz of ‘German arrogance’ in migrant spat
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s interior minister accused European Parliament president Martin Schulz on Tuesday of “German arrogance” and recalled Nazi atrocities in Warsaw in reaction to Schulz’s criticism of Warsaw’s reluctance to accept migrants under …
U.N. torture watchdog questions China over crackdown on activists, lawyers
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. rights experts pressed senior Chinese officials on Tuesday about persistent allegations that torture is rife in their police stations and prisons, especially of political prisoners, and about deaths in custody.
Iran arrests cartoonist as crackdown on free expression goes on
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian authorities have arrested a cartoonist and sent him to prison to complete a suspended jail sentence, his lawyer said on Tuesday, joining a growing list of journalists, artists and activists detained on security charges.
U.S. says Russia gave advance notice of strikes on Syria’s Raqqa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia gave the United States advanced notice before launching a “significant number” of strikes in Syria on Tuesday targeting the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa but a U.S. official said the former Cold War foes were still not…
ICC warns member states not to compromise its independence
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Officials of the International Criminal Court warned member states not to compromise judicial independence as Kenya began a renewed diplomatic push against charges faced by its deputy president.
Turkey and Greece must work together on refugees: Greek PM
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Greece and Turkey must fight human trafficking together and coordinate the work of their police and coast guards to help tackle the refugee crisis, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wrote in a Turkish newspaper on Tuesday.
Syrian army captures village from Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army has seized a village from Islamic State in western Syria, state media and a group monitoring the war reported on Tuesday, retaking territory in an area where the jihadist group had recently advanced near a vital north…
Bulgarian nationalist leader arrested over fracas with students
SOFIA (Reuters) – The leader of Bulgaria’s nationalist party was arrested on Tuesday over his role in a fracas with students last month, prosecutors said, the latest in a string of incidents that appear aimed at winning publicity and irking the authori…
U.S.-led air strikes target more Islamic State oil facilities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led military coalition on Monday staged 23 air strikes targeting Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, including oil facilities used by the militant group, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the operations said.
Israel to lift freeze on marketing of 454 settler homes in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved the marketing of land for the construction of 454 homes in two settlements in East Jerusalem, a government official said on Tuesday.
