Malaysia police seize handbags, other personal items from ex-PM’s home
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police seized handbags and few other personal items from the home of former prime minister Najib Razak in connection with a money laundering probe, a lawyer of the ex-leader said on Thursday.
EU leaders to woo west Balkan states but road to membership bumpy
SOFIA (Reuters) – When EU leaders pose for a “family picture” with counterparts from six western Balkan nations hoping to join the bloc, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will stay away in protest – highlighting how long and hard their road to membe…
U.S. sanctions Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, deputy Qassem
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Gulf partners imposed additional sanctions on Lebanon’s Hezbollah leadership on Wednesday, targeting its top two officials, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Naim Qassem.
Egypt’s Sisi says U.S. Embassy move to Jerusalem causes instability
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday the move of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem will cause “some instability” in the region, in his first public comments on the issue.
U.S. targets Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, deputy Qassem with sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday imposed additional sanctions on Lebanon’s Hezbollah leadership, targeting its top two officials, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Naim Qassem.
Nicaraguan students yell ‘murderer’ at Ortega as dialogue opens
MANAGUA (Reuters) – Angry Nicaraguan students taunted President Daniel Ortega with shouts of “murderer” as he spoke on Wednesday at a Catholic church-organized event aimed at negotiating a solution to weeks of deadly protests that have challenged his r…
Kenya buries victims of rose farm dam burst
SOLAI, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenya on Wednesday buried 41 people who were killed last week when a dam at a commercial farm broke its walls and unleashed water that swept away everything in its path.
British PM May defeats Labour bid to force her hand on customs
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May defeated a bid by the opposition Labour Party on Wednesday to force her government to disclose details of its two Brexit customs proposals, thwarting efforts to embarrass her divided team.
U.S. secretary of state, Qatari foreign minister discuss terror financing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Wednesday discussed Qatar’s efforts on countering terrorism financing, the State Department said.
Turkish banker gets 32 months prison in U.S. case over Iran sanctions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge sentenced Mehmet Hakan Atilla, a Turkish banker at Turkey’s state-controlled Halkbank , to 32 months in prison on Wednesday after he was found guilty of taking part in a scheme to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions.
