Germany to boost mid-term defense spending
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany plans to boost its defense budget by 6.2 percent over the next five years in response to growing global instability, government sources said on Tuesday.
Tunisia dismantles jihadi recruiting cell for Libya
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia said on Tuesday it had dismantled a recruiting cell sending jihadis to fight in Libya and arrested dozens in part of tighter security and border controls to counter Islamist militants.
Indian opposition unites to oppose Modi land reform push
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s usually fractious opposition parties joined forces on Tuesday for a march against a bill to ease land acquisition rules, a rare show of unity that bodes badly for a key part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s economic overh…
Cuba, U.S. conclude latest round of talks on diplomatic ties
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba and the United States have concluded their latest round of talks on restoring diplomatic ties and will continue them in the future, Cuba said on Tuesday without disclosing what may have been agreed.
Pakistan hangs 12 in largest execution since moratorium lifted
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan hanged 12 convicts on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said, amid a growing uproar over plans to execute a man whose lawyers say was 14 when he was tortured into a confession of killing a child.
Major people trafficking ring smashed in Greece: Europol
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Police raids across Greece last week smashed an international people trafficking ring that made $8 million in profit from smuggling Syrian migrants into Europe, and 16 suspects were arrested, officials said on Tuesday.
Bulgaria’s bickering ruling parties lost some support in March: poll
SOFIA (Reuters) – Support for Bulgaria’s ruling center-right GERB party and two of its coalition partners decreased in March, an opinion poll showed on Tuesday, as their recent bickering over a sovereign debt program and a minister resigning took their…
Kremlin rules out handing back Crimea to Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday it would not hand back Crimea to Ukraine, despite warnings by the United States and European Union that they will not drop sanctions over the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation a year ago.
Obama, Italy’s Renzi to meet on Ukraine, Islamic State: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will meet April 17 to discuss a range of security issues, including the crisis in Ukraine and ongoing efforts to counter Islamic State, the White House said on T…
Russia says Chinese, North Korean leaders to attend WWII anniversary in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will attend celebrations to commemorate the end of World War Two in Moscow.
