Russia denies seeking to buy political sway with Hungarian nuclear deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday Russia was not seeking to buy political influence in the European Union member state Hungary through a nuclear deal, defending Moscow’s cooperation with Budapest as mutually beneficial….
Aid worker killings in Mali, Yemen, Syria are ‘shocking, unacceptable’
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The deaths of three Red Cross and Red Crescent workers in unrelated attacks in Mali, Yemen and Syria within hours of each other this week were condemned as “profoundly shocking and unacceptable” by the organization…
Merkel and Hollande edge closer after tragedies
BERLIN (Reuters) – The leaders of Germany and France announced plans on Tuesday to work more closely on economic and security issues after years of strain, saying the tragedies of the Charlie Hebdo killings and air crash in the French Alps had brought …
Instead of protests, Czechs roll out party for U.S. troop convoy
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Thousands of Czechs welcomed a convoy of U.S. troops to Prague on Tuesday on their return from exercises in the Baltics, defying expectations pro-Russian groups would protest over the country’s alliance with the west.
South Africa extends Congo troop deployment to end of March 2016
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa said on Tuesday it was extending the deployment of members of its defense force taking part in a United Nations mission in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by one year.
Peru’s prime minister, government to resign after censure vote
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s prime minister will resign after losing a confidence vote in Congress following allegations of spying on her opponents, delivering a blow to President Ollanta Humala, who will now have to form another new government.
Three arrested in connection with Paris killings
PARIS (Reuters) – Three men have been arrested as part of an investigation into the Paris attacks in January in which 17 people were killed, the Paris prosecutors’ office said on Tuesday.
EU governments back 1.8 billion euro Ukraine loan
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union governments formally approved a 1.8 billion euro ($1.9 billion) loan for Ukraine on Tuesday to help save it from bankruptcy.
Georgia president says Russia is threat to regional security
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgian President Georgy Margvelashvili said on Tuesday Russia poses a threat to regional security and that its action in Georgia and Ukraine is punishment for their pro-Western stances.
U.N. says donors pledge $3.8 billion to Syria crisis
KUWAIT (Reuters) – International donors have pledged $3.8 billion to tackle the humanitarian crisis in Syria, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said at a summit in the Kuwaiti capital on Tuesday.
