Afghan fighting continues as Taliban cleared from western city
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan forces on Wednesday reasserted control over the western city of Farah after a Taliban assault a day earlier but there was heavy fighting elsewhere, including Ghazni, south of the capital, Kabul, officials said.
Chlorine likely used in February attack in Idlib, Syria: chemical weapons agency
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Banned chlorine munitions were likely dropped on a Syrian neighborhood in February, an international body on chemical weapons said on Wednesday, after laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the toxic chemical.
Turkish, U.S. foreign ministers to meet on June 4
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington on June 4, a Turkish foreign ministry official said on Tuesday.
Beirut Pride canceled after organizer held overnight by authorities
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The organizer of Beirut Pride said he was detained overnight by Lebanese authorities who released him only when he signed a pledge to cancel the week’s remaining events.
Malaysia’s Anwar walks free, says will not join cabinet any time soon
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Jailed Malaysian reformist Anwar Ibrahim was granted a full pardon and freed on Wednesday, capping dramatic changes in the Southeast Asian country since the government was ousted in an election upset last week.
Chlorine likely used in February attack in Idlib, Syria: OPCW chemical weapons agency
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Chlorine gas was probably used in an attack in February in Saraqib in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, the global chemical weapons agency said on Wednesday.
North Korea is dismantling its nuclear site, but is it abandoning its arsenal or hiding evidence?
SEOUL (Reuters) – Satellite imagery shows North Korea dismantling facilities at its nuclear test site, but experts say the images can’t reveal whether it is the first step toward full denuclearization, or an attempt to cloak nuclear capabilities from o…
Novartis top lawyer exits in wake of Trump attorney deal
ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis General Counsel Felix Ehrat will leave the Swiss drugmaker over his role in a $1.2 million contract it struck with the personal lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, saying on Wednesday the pact was legal but an error.
Britain will not ask for longer Brexit transition period: minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will not ask for an extension to the near-two year transition period with the European Union after Brexit when the government publishes its new detailed plans next month, Cabinet Office minister David Lidington said on Wednes…
Iran says U.S. sanctions intended to derail efforts to save nuclear deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran said on Wednesday that new sanctions imposed on it by Washington were an attempt to derail efforts to save the 2015 nuclear deal by its remaining signatories following the U.S. withdrawal from the accord.
