Russia to pursue independent foreign policy despite pressure: Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday Russia would pursue an independent foreign policy despite pressure in what he called “today’s challenging international environment”.
Five blasts in Egypt’s Alexandria wound 10: interior ministry
ALEXANDRIA (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants bombed three police stations in Egypt’s second city Alexandria on Tuesday, wounding 10 people, and also targeted two other locations, an interior ministry official said.
China worried as Myanmar fighting pushes refugees across border
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s expressed concern on Tuesday about renewed fighting between Myanmar rebels and government forces which forced civilians to cross the border to seek refuge in China.
Seven Ukrainian servicemen killed in the east: Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Seven Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 23 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine’s eastern regions in the past 24 hours, the Kiev military said on Tuesday.
Swedish, Palestinian leaders to meet after row with Israel
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – President Mahmoud Abbas will meet Sweden’s new prime minister on Tuesday to further international support for his cause after the Nordic state infuriated Israel when it became the first major European country to recognize Palestin…
Syria gets information on U.S.-led air strikes via Iraq: Assad
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said third parties including Iraq were conveying information to Damascus about the U.S.-led campaign of air strikes against the Islamic State militant group in Syria.
Ukraine’s Poroshenko asks parliament to agree to dismiss prosecutor
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president has asked parliament to agree to the dismissal of General Prosecutor Vitaliy Yarema, according to the text of an official request posted on the parliamentary website on Tuesday.
2,000 reconnaissance troops stage exercises in Russia: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – About 2,000 Russian reconnaissance troops have started exercises in southern Russia, Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday, a day before a summit on the Ukraine crisis in the Belarussian capital Minsk.
Japan global PR message could misfire with focus on wartime past
TOKYO (Reuters) – A push by Japan to correct perceived bias in accounts of the country’s wartime past is creating a row that risks muddling the positive message in a mammoth public relations campaign to win friends abroad.
Greek defense minister says Greece has Plan B if EU rigid on deal
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos said that if Greece failed to get a new debt agreement with the euro zone, it could always look elsewhere for help.
