France to propose first U.N. targeted sanctions over Mali violence
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – France will propose the first names to be blacklisted by the United Nations Security Council for violating or obstructing Mali’s 2015 peace deal, French U.N. Ambassador Francois Delattre said on Wednesday.
Palestinian in Israeli sniper video denies instigating violence
GAZA (Reuters) – A 28-year-old Palestinian said on Wednesday that he was the man whose shooting by an Israeli sniper was captured on a leaked video, and he denied the army’s allegations that he had been organizing a violent demonstration at the Gaza bo…
South Africans pay tribute to the late Winnie Mandela
SOWETO, South Africa (Reuters) – Thousands of South Africans paid tribute on Wednesday to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at a memorial service in Soweto, the township at the forefront of the battle against apartheid and where she is revered for her role in …
Saudi Arabia intercepts missile over Riyadh: Al Arabiya
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s air defence forces intercepted a ballistic missile over Riyadh on Wednesday, state media said, after at least three blasts were heard and three clouds of smoke were seen in the sky above the capital.
How the families of 10 massacred Rohingya fled Myanmar
KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Rehana Khatun dreamed her husband came home. He appeared without warning in their village in western Myanmar, outside their handsome wooden house shaded by mango trees. “He didn’t say anything,” she said….
How Russian tycoon Deripaska might try to navigate sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Businesses controlled by Russian metals tycoon Oleg Deripaska are scrambling to find ways to keep trading after they were added to a U.S. sanctions blacklist.
Don’t forget the French beheaded their king, Hollande warns Macron
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French president Francois Hollande has warned his pomp-loving successor Emmanuel Macron: don’t forget French royals lost their heads at the guillotine.
Unruly German cabinet ready to tackle bulging inbox, Merkel says
BERLIN (Reuters) – We will argue, but we are ready to get on with governing Germany: that was Chancellor Angela Merkel’s take on her new cabinet after a “get to know you” retreat for ministers.
African migrants in limbo as Israel seeks Uganda deportation deal
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel is finalizing a deal to deport thousands of African migrants to Uganda under a new scheme after agreements with Rwanda and the U.N.’s refugee agency to find homes for those expelled fell through.
More than 250 killed in Algerian military plane crash
ALGIERS (Reuters) – More than 250 people including Western Sahara refugees were killed when a military plane crashed near Algeria’s capital on Wednesday, state media said, with witnesses saying they saw a wing catch fire shortly after the plane took of…
