U.S. hopes to conclude Cuba aviation talks ‘very, very soon’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States hopes to conclude aviation talks with Cuba about the resumption of scheduled commercial airline flights “very, very soon,” a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday.
U.N. watchdog decides to close nuclear weapons probe of Iran
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation board decided on Tuesday to close its investigation into whether Iran once had a secret nuclear weapons programme, opting to support Tehran’s deal with world powers rather than dwell on its past …
Colombia government, rebels agree on reparations for war victims
HAVANA (Reuters) – Representatives of the Colombian government and leftist FARC rebels signed an agreement on Tuesday on reparations for war victims and the establishment of special tribunals to try former combatants once the two sides reach a definiti…
Brazil police raids, ethics probe weaken Rousseff foe
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian police searched the home of lower house speaker Eduardo Cunha on Tuesday as part of a series of anti-graft raids against senior political figures, dealing a blow to the man who opened President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachmen…
Saudi Arabia announces 34-state Islamic military alliance against terrorism
DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) – A new Saudi-led Islamic alliance to fight terrorism will share information and train, equip and provide forces if necessary for the fight against Islamic State militants, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday.
EU plans rapid-reaction border force to stem migration
STRASBOURG/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will nearly treble its spending on frontier defense and create a new 1,500-strong rapid reaction force under proposals unveiled on Tuesday to tackle the migration crisis.
U.N. boosts South Sudan peacekeepers; Russia, Venezuela voice concerns
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council approved on Tuesday the deployment of a further 1,100 peacekeepers to South Sudan amid concerns from Russia and Venezuela over the threat of sanctions and the possible use of spy drones by …
Russia supplies Syria mission with old cargo ships bought from Turkey
LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Earlier this year, an old refrigerator ship called the Georgiy Agafonov, built to transport fruit and vegetables for the Soviet Union, was quietly gathering rust in the Ukrainian port of Izmail where the Danube flows into the …
‘No taboos’ in talks to reach British deal: EU’s Tusk
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The man leading European Union negotiations with London aimed at keeping Britain in a reformed EU said on Tuesday they were far from agreeing several points and said an EU summit debate this week should have “no taboos”.
Turkey arrests suspected IS militant over planned U.S. consulate attack -Dogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities arrested a suspected Islamic State militant on Tuesday for allegedly planning a suicide attack on the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul, Dogan news agency said.
