Europe struggles to respond as migrants numbers rise threefold
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – More than three times as many migrants were tracked entering the European Union by irregular means last month than a year ago, official data showed on Tuesday, many of them landing on Greek islands after fleeing conflict in Syria.
Turkey faces fractious interim rule as PM gives up on forming new govt
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu formally ended attempts to form the next government on Tuesday after weeks of coalition talks failed, raising the prospect of a fractious interim administration leading the country to a new elec…
Saudi-led warplanes hit Yemeni port, aid group sounds alarm
SANAA (Reuters) – Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition hit Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeida on Tuesday, and officials there said the raids destroyed cranes and warehouses in the main entry point for aid supplies to the north of the country.
Iraq’s Maliki rejects blame for fall of Mosul
BAGHDAD/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iraq’s former prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, on Tuesday denounced as worthless a parliamentary report which blamed him and others for the fall of Mosul to Islamic State last year and called for them to be referred to the jud…
Turkish PM returns mandate to form government to President Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu officially returned the mandate to form a government to President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, the presidency said in a statement, after failing to find a junior coalition partner for his AK Party…
Ukrainian, French, German, leaders to meet Monday in Berlin
PARIS (Reuters) – The leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine are to meet in Berlin on Monday in a bid to bring an end to a new wave of violence in Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.
Feeling strain, Germany set to raise asylum-seeker forecast to 750,000
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government will sharply raise its forecast for the number of asylum-seekers expected to arrive this year to a record-breaking 750,000, coalition sources said on Tuesday.
Egypt detains Hamas official at Cairo airport: security sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt detained a senior Hamas official at Cairo International Airport, security sources said on Tuesday, a day after it reopened the Rafah border crossing to allow Palestinians to travel in and out of the Gaza Strip.
U.S., allies target Islamic State with 20 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies launched 20 air strikes on Monday against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, according to the Combined Joint Task Force leading the air operations.
Daughter of German businessman killed in botched kidnapping
(Reuters) – The teenage daughter of a wealthy German businessman was killed during a botched kidnapping attempt, police said on Tuesday after a four-day intense search that gripped the nation.
