Syrian Kurds’ spending plans reflect rising ambition
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Kurdish authorities who control a growing area of Syria have ambitious spending plans for their territory, pointing to the rising influence of a minority that believes it is the real target of Turkey’s intervention in the Syrian war….
Big rebel attack in Syria targets area vital to Assad
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Insurgents have launched a major offensive on government-held areas in northwestern Syria in a bid to advance towards a coastal region vital to President Bashar al-Assad’s control of the west, a monitoring group and activists said on…
Indian court puts off last-minute decision on death-row bomb convict
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court has put off by a day a decision on whether to stay the execution of the only person sentenced to death for India’s deadliest bomb attack, meaning the convict will learn his fate just hours before he is due to…
Huckabee’s gas chamber reference to Iran deal draws Israeli criticism
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee drew rare criticism from Israel on Tuesday for comments in which he accused President Barack Obama of marching Israelis “to the door of the oven” in a nuclear deal with Iran.
Obama says Ethiopia should not jail journalists, restrict opponents
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that Ethiopia “cannot unleash the full potential of its people” if it jails journalists and restricts legitimate opposition groups.
China conducts air, sea drills in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said it conducted air and sea drills in the South China Sea on Tuesday as it stakes an increasingly assertive claim to virtually the whole sea despite rival claims by neighbors.
Malaysian PM reshuffles cabinet, dumps deputy after 1MDB criticism
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak sacked his deputy and four other ministers in a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, and replaced the attorney general, in a bid to stifle questions over a graft scandal at debt-laden state investm…
At least 25 people killed by militants in Nigeria’s northeast
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least 25 people were killed by suspected Boko Haram militants during raids on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning on three communities in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, military and police sources said.
OSCE mission to Ukraine seeks safe access to conflict area in east
KIEV (Reuters) – The OSCE’s special mission to Ukraine on Tuesday made a fresh appeal to all sides in the military conflict in Ukraine’s east to guarantee safe conditions for its monitors after one of its officers was wounded during an exchange of fire…
EU’s Mogherini in Tehran to talk nuclear deal, regional issues: TV
ANKARA (Reuters) – The European Union’s top diplomat arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss implementation of a nuclear deal reached between Iran and six major powers aimed at curbing the country’s nuclear work in return for the lifting of sanctions, …
