Political News, Analysis and Opinion

By Aref Mohammmed and Ahmed Aboulenein BASRA, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Thousands of Iraqis packed the streets of Basra on Tuesday to mourn militia leader Jamal Jaafar Ibrahimi, known as Abu … Read More

By Belén Carreño and Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) – Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez narrowly won parliamentary backing on Tuesday for Spain’s first coalition government in decades, ending a long political … Read More

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Tuesday that Berlin cannot accept Iran’s decision to ignore limits of a nuclear arms control agreement, saying Europe had to … Read More

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Phil Stewart BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has no plans to pull its troops out of Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday, following … Read More

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is preparing to evacuate thousands of Filipinos working in the Middle East as regional tensions rise following the killing of a top Iranian commander by … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Tuesday called for calm after the United States killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and said a war with Iran would only benefit Islamist militants … Read More

By Michele Kambas PARALIMNI, Cyprus (Reuters) – A British teenager will appeal against her conviction in Cyprus over a withdrawn allegation of gang rape, her lawyers said on Tuesday, as … Read More

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Domestic flights out of Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport resumed on Tuesday afternoon, state media said, several hours after they were suspended when a Pegasus plane overshot the … Read More

By Asif Shahzad and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s parliament on Tuesday approved extending the term of the army chief for another three years despite the objections of … Read More

LONDON (Reuters) – After years of wrangling over Britain’s exit from the European Union, lawmakers are now tackling the finer detail: should Big Ben chime to mark the exact moment … Read More