Poroshenko to seek ceasefire plan after ‘very tough’ talks with Putin
MINSK (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko promised after late-night talks with Russia’s Vladimir Putin to work on an urgent ceasefire plan to defuse the separatist conflict in the east of his former Soviet republic.
Iran supplied weapons to Iraqi Kurds; Baghdad bomb kills 12
ARBIL (Reuters) – Iran has supplied weapons and ammunition to Iraqi Kurdish forces, Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani said Tuesday at a joint press conference with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Arbil, capital of Iraq’s Kurdish regi…
Afghan president will not attend NATO summit next week: spokesman
KABUL (Reuters) – President Hamid Karzai will not attend a key NATO summit next week because of his disagreements with Washington over Afghan security needs after most foreign troops leave his country at the end of 2014, his spokesman said on Tuesday.
Gaza ceasefire takes hold as focus turns to longer term
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians aimed at ending their seven-week conflict in Gaza appeared to be holding early on Wednesday as the focus shifted to securing an arrangement for the long term.
U.N. helicopter shot down in South Sudan, three killed, Russian owner says
JUBA/MOSCOW (Reuters) – A U.N. peacekeeping helicopter in South Sudan was shot down on Tuesday and three of its crew were killed, Russian airline UTair, which owns the aircraft, said, citing initial information.
Libyan raids herald bolder Arab action as U.S. wavers
DUBAI (Reuters) – Air strikes by Egypt and the United Arab Emirates on Libyan Islamists – affirmed by Washington on Tuesday despite denials from Cairo and the Gulf state – would mark an escalation of a regional struggle over the future of the Arab worl…
Saudi holds eight suspected of inciting youths to fight abroad: SPA
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi security forces have detained eight citizens suspected of inciting young people to go to join militant groups abroad, state news agency SPA said on Tuesday, citing an Interior Ministry spokesman.
Russian airline says its helicopter likely shot down in South Sudan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s UTair airline said its Mi-8 helicopter chartered by the United Nations in South Sudan was shot down on Tuesday, according to preliminary information.
Ex-banker replaces rebel minister in French cabinet shake-up
PARIS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande replaced his maverick leftist economy minister with a former Rothschild partner on Tuesday, in a reshuffle intended to reconcile his efforts to revive the stagnant French economy with deficit-cutting orthod…
Wife of imprisoned aide to Egypt’s Mursi brings case to U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Canadian wife of an ex-aide to Egyptian Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, whose husband has been detained more than 400 days in solitary confinement, says she has brought a case to the United Nations this week, seeking support fo…
