Dutch journalist acquitted of Turkish terrorism propaganda charge
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A Dutch journalist tried on a charge of disseminating “terrorist propaganda” was acquitted by a Turkish court on Monday.
Islamic State militants breach Iraq refinery perimeter, repelled
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants breached the security perimeter around Iraq’s largest refinery in Baiji early on Monday but were beaten back by security forces and coalition air strikes, local officials said.
Iran calls for new Yemeni government, increasing tension with Saudis
ASTANA (Reuters) – Iran on Monday urged the formation of a new Yemeni government and offered to assist in a political transition, comments likely to anger Saudi Arabia, which is backing Yemen’s president against a rebel force allied with Iran.
Morocco says breaks up Islamic State cell with Dutch ties
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco has broken up a militant cell it said was loyal to Islamic State and was planning to stage attacks at home and in the Netherlands, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
Iran deal spurs talk in Israel of national unity government
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Concerns over Iran’s nuclear negotiations and the need to repair relations with the White House may push Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seek to form a national unity government with his center-left rivals.
With focus on re-election, Polish PM puts reforms on hold
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s center government will put major economic reforms on hold until after a parliamentary election at the end of the year, focusing instead on voter-friendly social and welfare issues, sources told Reuters.
Combat in Yemen risks stirring sectarian hatred
ADEN/DUBAI (Reuters) – Three weeks of fighting across Yemen may be pushing a country where Sunnis and Shi’ites have prayed in the same mosques for centuries toward a sectarian war.
Japan, U.S. aim for Pacific trade pact progress before summit
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese and U.S. officials will meet from Wednesday in a bid to strike a two-way deal giving momentum to a pan-Pacific free-trade pact, the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), ahead of a leaders’ summit late this month.
France’s Jean-Marie Le Pen steps back to ease family feud
PARIS (Reuters) – Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Front, said on Monday he would not seek its ticket to stand in regional polls, taking some of the sting out of a damaging public row with his daughter Marine, the party’s curre…
French parliament debates bill to give spies more power
PARIS (Reuters) – French spies could get more powers to bug and track would-be Islamist attackers inside the country and require Internet companies to monitor suspicious behavior under a bill to be debated in parliament on Monday.
