Turkey vows tighter security after suspected Islamic State bomber kills 30
SURUC, Turkey (Reuters) – A suspected Islamic State suicide bomber killed at least 30 people, mostly young students, in an attack on a Turkish town near the Syrian border on Monday.
U.N. Council backs Iran nuclear deal but Tehran hardliners object
UNITED NATIONS/DUBAI, (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Monday backed Iran’s nuclear agreement with world powers but the Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary Guards attacked the resolution, underlining powerful opposition to the deal.
From Israel perch, U.S. vows to help counter Iran proxy threat
HUSSEIN LOOKOUT, Israel (Reuters) – As U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter walked along an Israeli lookout near the border with Lebanon, Israel’s Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon turned to him and said: “Probably Hezbollah is watching us.”
Yemeni fighters take Aden’s Tawahi district from Houthis
ADEN (Reuters) – Local fighters and army units backed by Yemen’s exiled government have taken control of Tawahi, the last district of central Aden still held by the Iran-allied Houthi militia and its allies, a spokesman for the fighters said on Monday….
Inspired by Iran deal, EU seeks coalition to revive Mideast peace push
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Inspired by Europe’s role in a nuclear deal with Iran, the European Union wants to form a broader, U.N.-backed coalition to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
Exclusive: Europe to hit Libyans with sanctions over peace impasse
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is preparing sanctions against five Libyans accused of blocking a U.N.-backed peace deal, Western diplomats told Reuters on Monday, after EU foreign ministers agreed to pressure all sides to negotiate.
Special Report: The man who cost Greece billions
ATHENS (Reuters) – Once again Alexis Tsipras was struggling to make a decision. For hours on July 13, the Greek prime minister and Europe’s leaders had been trying to thrash out a new deal to bail out bankrupt Greece and keep the country in the euro zo…
Greece reopens banks, starts repaying some debts
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece reopened its banks and ordered billions of euros owed to international creditors to be repaid on Monday in the first signs of a return to normal after last week’s deal to agree a tough new package of bailout reforms.
Nazi hunter wants Dane investigated over crimes at World War Two camp
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A leading Nazi hunter visited Copenhagen on Monday to request a police investigation into whether a Danish man was an accomplice in the murder of Jews at a camp in Nazi-occupied Belarus during World War Two.
In West Bank, Palestinians count down to their village’s demolition
SUSIYA, West Bank (Reuters) – Sitting under a fig tree to escape the searing sun, Jihad Nuwaja looks out on the only land he knows – the dry expanse of the Hebron hills in the southern West Bank. Within days, his home is set to be demolished and he, hi…
