U.S. condemns Sri Lanka violence, says minorities must be protected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday condemned religious violence in Sri Lanka and called on the government to fulfill its obligations to protect religious minorities.
Gas and currency deals cap Chinese premier’s first UK visit
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and China signed deals worth more than 14 billion pounds ($23.5 billion) on Tuesday during a visit by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, with energy and finance dominating the trade agenda.
Chlorine gas-like chemicals likely used in Syrian conflict: watchdog
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Chemical weapons inspectors who came under attack while investigating claims of chlorine gas attacks in Syria last month found information suggesting that similar chemicals had indeed been used, the global chemical weapons watchdo…
Police disperse protesters outside Brazil World Cup match
FORTALEZA Brazil (Reuters) – Brazilian police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse a small group of anti-World Cup protesters blocking a road to the stadium where Brazil play against Mexico on Tuesday.
Rebel Italian senators from Renzi’s party end protest over reforms
ROME (Reuters) – A group of rebel senators in Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s Democratic Party (PD), who staged a revolt over plans to drastically reduce the powers of the upper house, have dropped their protest, one of the group said on Tuesday.
Ukraine suspects gas pipeline blast was an attack
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Tuesday it was treating an explosion on a pipeline carrying Russian gas to the rest of Europe as a possible “act of terrorism”, intended to discredit Ukraine as a reliable supplier.
As Ukraine mulls security, some say build a wall with Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s leaders are puzzling over how to cut off Russian support for a separatist rebellion in the east of the country but one of its richest men thinks he has the answer.
Israel ramps up pressure on Hamas in hunt for missing teens
RAMALLAH West Bank (Reuters) – Israel decided on Tuesday to widen a crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank after troops detained more than 40 members of the Palestinian Islamist group in sweeps conducted in tandem with a search for three missing Jewish te…
Support for Britain staying in EU at highest level in four years
LONDON (Reuters) – Support for Britain staying in the European Union is at it highest level in four years, a poll showed on Tuesday, weeks after a Eurosceptic anti-EU party won European elections in the country.
Iran, six powers seek to salvage momentum for nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers re-launched talks on Tuesday to try to salvage a deal on Tehran’s nuclear activity by a July deadline, striving to prevent a long-time standoff from descending into a wider Middle East war.
