Abu Dhabi crown prince to meet Obama at White House next week: NSC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will host Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the White House next Monday, the National Security Council said on Tuesday.
Kazakh ex-spy chief, presidential guard on trial in Austria for murder
VIENNA (Reuters) – Kazakhstan’s former spy chief and a presidential family guard went on trial for murder in Austria on Tuesday just weeks after the main suspect, the president’s former son-in-law, was found hanged in his cell in Vienna.
Iran nuclear talks to resume on April 21, Zarif says
MADRID (Reuters) – Nuclear talks between Iran and world powers will resume on April 21 at the deputy level, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Tuesday, in what will be the first meeting since a major breakthrough two weeks ago.
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…
