Ukraine ratifies EU deal, offers special status to rebels
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine ratified a sweeping agreement with the European Union on Tuesday – an issue at the heart of the Russia-West crisis over its future – and sought to blunt the independence drive of Russian-backed separatists by offering them temp…
Mortar fired from Gaza, first since August 26 truce: Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A mortar bomb was fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in the first such attack since an Aug. 26 truce halted a seven-week war in the Palestinian enclave, the Israeli military said.
Islamic State shoots down Syrian war plane -monitor group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters shot down a Syrian war plane using anti-aircraft guns on Tuesday, the first time the group has downed a military jet since declaring its cross-border caliphate in June, a group monitoring the civil war said.
French PM Valls sees off revolt to win confidence vote
PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls headed off a backbench revolt against his government on Tuesday, winning a confidence vote after promising to preserve France’s social model while pushing pro-business reforms intended to boost econo…
Islamic State supporter warns of attacks against U.S.: SITE
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A supporter of Islamic State militants has warned of attacks on the United States and its allies if they continue to carry out military action against the group that has seized large parts of Iraq and Syria, the SITE monitoring servi…
Yemen clashes between Shi’ite rebels and tribesmen kill 22: sources
SANAA (Reuters) – Twenty-two people were killed in fighting between Shi’ite Muslim rebels and government-allied tribesmen in northern Yemen on Monday and Tuesday, tribal and local sources told Reuters.
Belgian synagogue fire leads to arson investigation
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian prosecutors are investigating a fire at a synagogue in Brussels on Tuesday, which they say was set intentionally but does not seem to have been a “terrorist attack”, a spokesman said.
More austerity, reforms ahead for Finland, PM Stubb says
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s weak economy mean its government may have to cut spending further over the next few years to stop national debt levels exceeding EU limits, Prime Minister Alexander Stubb told Reuters.
Vietnam urged to tackle ‘alarming’ rate of police abuse
HANOI (Reuters) – Abuses by Vietnam’s powerful police force are occurring at an alarming rate, a rights group said on Tuesday, and it urged the government to rein in offenders and create agencies to investigate complaints of beatings, torture and killi…
Russia needs government investment to avoid recession, says former finance minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia risks slipping into recession because the government is not investing enough in the economy to weather Western sanctions, former finance minister Alexei Kudrin said on Tuesday, criticizing the strategy so far.
