Afghan suicide bomber kills at least 10 at wrestling match
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A car bomb in the southern Afghan province of Helmand killed at least 10 people and wounded 35 who had gathered on Friday for a wrestling match, officials said.
Europeans promise more steps against Russia over UK spy attack
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union member states agreed at a summit on Friday to take additional punitive measures against Russia for a nerve agent attack in Britain, as Moscow accused the bloc of joining a London-driven hate campaign against it.
China condemns U.S. navy operation in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Defence Ministry said on Friday the United States had seriously harmed the country’s sovereignty and security after a U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a “freedom of navigation” operation in the disputed South China Sea.
Exclusive: U.S. warship sails near disputed South China Sea island, officials say
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy destroyer carried out a “freedom of navigation” operation on Friday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, U.S. officials told Reuters.
Three die in French shooting and hostage-taking, attacker killed
TREBES, France (Reuters) – Three people were killed in southwestern France on Friday when a gunman held up a car, opened fire on police and then took hostages in a supermarket, screaming “Allahu Akbar”.
U.S. charges, sanctions Iranians for global cyber attacks on behalf of Tehran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday charged and sanctioned nine Iranians and an Iranian company for attempting to hack into hundreds of universities worldwide, dozens of firms and parts of the U.S. government, including its main energy r…
May welcomes Brexit transition, trade talks loom
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May welcomed the approval by European Union leaders on Friday of a transition period to help business adapt after Brexit, telling the bloc to ride the “new dynamic” in upcoming trade talks.
Polish PM: concessions to EU will preserve essence of judicial reforms
WARSAW (Reuters) – Concessions in judicial reforms planned by Poland’s ruling party are aimed at signaling to the European Commission that a compromise with Warsaw is possible, but will preserve the most important part of the reforms, the Polish prime …
A child dies, a child lives: why Somalia drought is not another famine
DOLLOW, Somalia (Reuters) – At the height of Somalia’s 2011 famine, Madow Mohamed had to leave her crippled five-year-old son Abdirahman by the side of the road to lead her eight other starving children toward help.
U.S. charges Iranians for global cyber attacks on behalf of Tehran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday charged nine Iranians and an Iranian company with attempting to hack into hundreds of U.S. and international universities, dozens of companies and parts of the U.S. government on behalf of the Tehran g…
