Portugal president accepts new minority government amid uncertainty
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s president accepted on Tuesday the line-up of a new minority government that will be sworn in on Friday, starting the countdown on persuading the opposition-dominated parliament to accept its program or face the collapse of…
‘No’ shapes Greek history, even when it’s not the last word
ATHENS (Reuters) – They defied a vast Persian army in 480 BC, rejected Italy’s ultimatum during World War Two and told Europe to take a hike when presented with an unpalatable bailout deal in July, risking Greece’s place in the euro zone.
Swiss campaigners push for vote to overturn immigration referendum
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss campaigners said on Tuesday they had gathered enough signatures to force a referendum that aims to overturn a 2014 vote in favor of quotas on immigration from the European Union.
Sympathizing with Islamists is not a crime, German court rules
KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) – German prosecutors failed to get a tougher sentence for a woman who married a jihadist and took her young daughters to Syria, the Federal Court of Justice said on Tuesday in a landmark ruling that could affect future tria…
Bombs kill four in Iraq, mortars target police training center: sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least four people were killed by bomb blasts in Iraq on Tuesday and mortars targeted a police training facility, security and medical sources said, wounding two officers.
Taliban encourage Afghan quake relief as toll rises past 300
KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The Taliban encouraged aid groups to help victims of the massive earthquake in northern Afghanistan and Pakistan as rescuers struggled to form a clear picture of the damage caused by the disaster as the death toll passed 300…
For Arab Israeli daredevil, Syria’s civil war only a hop away
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – With a propeller on his back and suspended from a parachute, a 23-year-old Arab Israeli may have blindsided Israeli surveillance by sheer audacity when he buzzed across the fortified northern frontier into Syria at the weekend.
Catalan parties start independence roadmap, Rajoy vows to block it
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalan separatists launched their so-called roadmap for independence on Tuesday, offering a declaration in the regional parliament to split Catalonia from Spain, which Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has vowed to block.
Turkey takes over Gulen-linked firms, intensifying crackdown before election
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities took over the management on Tuesday of 22 companies including newspapers and TV stations linked to a U.S.-based cleric and arch-enemy of President Tayyip Erdogan, intensifying a crackdown days ahead of an electi…
Top U.S. general says could recommend locating U.S. troops with Iraqis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. military officer said on Tuesday he would consider recommending putting U.S. forces with Iraqi troops to fight Islamic State if that would improve the chances of defeating the militants.
