China accuses prominent NGO of ‘breaking the law’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry threatened on Tuesday to punish a prominent non-governmental organization which lobbied for the release of five freed women activists, saying the group must be held accountable for “breaking the law”.
Don’t underestimate NATO, German minister says on Baltic visit
TALLINN (Reuters) – Germany’s defense minister said on Tuesday that nobody should underestimate NATO’s rapid response capacity, which has been ratcheted up in response to worries about Russia’s military ambitions after its actions in Ukraine.
Gibraltar would seek to preserve EU ties if Britain voted to leave
LONDON (Reuters) – Self-governing British territory Gibraltar would seek to preserve its ties with the European Union if Britain voted to leave the trading bloc, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said in an interview on Tuesday, outlining the economic risk…
Iran’s Zarif lays out Yemen peace plan, calls for aid, dialogue
MADRID (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister laid out a four-point Yemen peace plan on Tuesday including dialogue and humanitarian aid, and renewed his call for an end to Saudi-led air strikes against the Houthi rebel force allied to Tehran.
Italy court lifts constraints on Berlusconi after tax fraud sentence
MILAN (Reuters) – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will be free to travel abroad after a court in Milan declared on Tuesday that he had fully served his sentence for tax fraud, although he will still be prevented from running for electio…
Defiant Jean-Marie Le Pen vows no departure from politics
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen vowed in a Reuters interview to stay in politics until he dies, reiterating comments that show he is not backing away from a family feud that is complicating the far-right’s quest for power …
Philippines says leader of a splinter Muslim rebel group dies
MANILA (Reuters) – The leader of a small but violent splinter group of Muslim rebels died on Tuesday, the head of Philippine military said, removing a hindrance to a peace process to end a 45-year-old conflict in the south of the mainly Catholic countr…
South Korea moves Libya embassy staff to Tunisia after attack
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea has temporarily relocated its Tripoli embassy staff to Tunisia, following an attack by gunmen this week that killed two local security guards, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Egypt upholds Islamist ex-presidential candidate’s jail term: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s highest civilian court on Tuesday upheld a seven-year jail term for an Islamist politician and ex-presidential candidate convicted of falsifying official documents, his lawyer and judicial sources said.
Russia opens way to missile deliveries to Iran, starts oil-for-goods swap
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia paved the way on Monday for missile system deliveries to Iran and started an oil-for-goods swap, signaling that Moscow may have a head-start in the race to benefit from an eventual lifting of sanctions on Tehran.
