Netanyahu’s strongman image boosts ratings, countering U.S. rift
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli voters’ security concerns have boosted Benjamin Netanyahu’s popularity in the past month, helping him to skirt criticism of a widened rift with the White House as he aims for a fourth election success.
U.N. Gaza war inquiry to pursue work despite resignation
JERUSALEM/GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations inquiry into possible war crimes in the Gaza conflict will produce its report on time next month despite the resignation of its chairman, officials said on Tuesday, brushing aside a demand from Israel’s pri…
French planes carrying out reconnaissance missions on Nigeria border
PARIS (Reuters) – French military aircraft are carrying out surveillance missions to help countries bordering Nigeria tackle Boko Haram militants, officials said on Tuesday, amid efforts by African countries to coordinate a response to the threat posed…
Italy’s new president decries organized crime in first speech
ROME (Reuters) – President Sergio Mattarella called on Italian lawmakers to make fighting organized crime and corruption a priority, using his first speech as head of state to highlight two of the country’s most persistent economic and social scourges….
Russia says its envoy to Warsaw not summoned by Polish foreign min
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian ambassador to Warsaw, Sergei Andreyev, has not been summoned by the Polish Foreign Ministry, a Russian Foreign Ministry official said on Tuesday.
India’s Modi faces possible state poll defeat, clouding growth prospects
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing his first state election defeat since taking charge last year, opinion polls show, a result that would dent his chances of consolidating power needed to speed up an economic recovery.
Blast at Nigeria pro-Jonathan rally was female suicide bomber: police
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A bomb blast that went off just minutes after Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan left an election campaign rally was the work of a female suicide bomber, police said on Tuesday.
Abbas orders probe into Palestinian cartoon of Prophet Mohammad
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered an investigation into a cartoon apparently depicting the Prophet Mohammad in an official Palestinian newspaper.
Egypt could free jailed journalist Fahmy within hours: Al Jazeera
DOHA (Reuters) – Egypt could free Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohamed Fahmy within hours, Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera English reported on Tuesday.
French police arrest eight in anti-jihadi operation
PARIS (Reuters) – French anti-terrorism police arrested eight people on Tuesday on suspicion of being part of a network linked to recruiting young people for jihad in Syria, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.
