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France agreed to open talks on Latvia joining nuclear deterrence initiative, Latvian leader says
BRUSSELS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Latvia's Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said on Tuesday that French President Emmanuel Macron had agreed to start talks with his country about joining a French nuclear deterrence initiative and that France has committed to boosting its presence in Latvia.
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Trump says freedom will be coming to Cuba in UN speech
WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said Cuba was a failed state and freedom would be coming to the Communist-run island in an UN address Tuesday that touted greater US involvement in the region.
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Austrian ex-billionaire Benko found guilty of insolvency fraud at retrial
VIENNA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - An Austrian court on Tuesday found former property tycoon Rene Benko guilty on an additional insolvency fraud charge at a retrial, increasing his prison sentence to 30 months from the original two years.
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Czech man gets fine and 13 days' custody for anti-war protest on Red Square
MOSCOW, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A Czech man who staged a solo protest on Moscow's Red Square against Russia's war in Ukraine has been fined and sentenced to 13 days in custody, a court said on Tuesday.
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Exclusive-Standoff with Trump administration sidelines UN refugee agency deputy, sources say
GENEVA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is refusing to work with the newly appointed deputy head of the United Nations refugee agency, exposing tensions between the agency and one of its top donors at a time of acute funding pressures, diplomats said.
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Trump says he thinks US will make deal with Iran after election
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he thought the US would make a deal with Iran after mid-term elections are held on November 3.
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EU renews Russia sanctions, drops Russian billionaires Usmanov and Fridman
BRUSSELS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - EU envoys agreed to drop two billionaires from its Russian sanctions list and to rollover the remaining 3,000 individuals and entities for three years, EU diplomats said on Tuesday.
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South African journalist freed and deported from Djibouti, watchdog group and family say
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 22 (Reuters) - South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy, whose family said he had gone missing while in Djibouti last week, is free and has been deported, a watchdog group said on Tuesday.
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Malta attorney general appeals blogger murder trial verdict
VALLETTA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Malta's attorney general has filed an appeal against a jury verdict finding a businessman not guilty of charges of complicity and criminal association in the murder of prominent journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
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Trump urges compete isolation of Iran, expects deal after election
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for complete economic isolation of Iran, showing no intention to resume talks at the UN General Assembly but saying he believed a deal would be done after the US midterm elections in November.
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As gangs gain influence, Brazil seeks to shield election from candidates with criminal ties
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Brazil has opened a new front against organized crime to keep candidates suspected of criminal ties off the ballot at October's general election in what experts say is an unprecedented effort in Latin American politics.
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Analysis-Trump's White House media ban faces long odds in court, legal experts say
NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump's move to ban several news outlets from the White House over his dislike of their coverage likely runs afoul of US legal prohibitions against viewpoint discrimination by the government, four legal experts told Reuters.
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Iran ready to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US eases military pressure and lifts blockade
NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Iran can reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday.
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More Yemenis expected to flee from upsurge in fighting, UN says
GENEVA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands more people could be driven from homes in Yemen by an upsurge of fighting that has already displaced more than 130,000 people this month, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday.
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Jet-powered Russian drones strain Ukraine's air defences
KYIV, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Vasyl, a portable rocket operator in one of Ukraine's many mobile air defence groups, was dismayed when he checked his screen. The Russian jet-powered Shahed drone moving towards his position was flying far too high for him to shoot it down.
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Polish neo-Nazi accused of planning mosque and school attacks
WARSAW, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Polish authorities said on Tuesday that they have charged a man linked to neo-Nazi groups with offences including preparing attacks on a school and a mosque.
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Pope Leo heads to France as Church confronts shock of abuse crisis
VATICAN CITY, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Pope Leo heads to France on Friday for the first formal visit by a pope in nearly 20 years, which Catholic leaders hope will repair the Church's standing after a crushing 2021 report on child abuse by priests sparked nationwide shock.
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French victims of clerical abuse hope Pope's visit can deepen Church reform
LOCTUDY, France, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Ghislaine Magoarou, 65, was 9 years old when her teacher, Brother Gabriel Girard, pulled shut the curtains of their classroom in a fishing town in northwest France and raped her.
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Student opens fire outside school in Turkey, 11 pupils wounded
ANKARA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A student opened fire in front of their high school in Turkey's western province of Manisa early on Tuesday, wounding at least 11 other pupils, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said.
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Trump, Greenland, Denmark to sign deal in bid to end Arctic standoff
COPENHAGEN, Sept 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is due to meet with leaders of Greenland and Denmark on Tuesday to sign a deal that will allow a larger US military presence on Greenland and could end a standoff over the strategically located and mineral-rich island.
