Ireland set to end abortion ban in landslide vote: exit polls
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The people of Ireland are set to liberalize some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws by a landslide, two exit polls from a referendum showed on Friday, as voters demanded change in what two decades ago was one of Europe’s m…
East African migrants escape from captors in Libyan smuggling hub
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – More than 100 East African migrants escaped from smugglers holding them captive near the Libyan town of Bani Walid earlier this week, with some of them wounded and reportedly killed in the process, a local source and humanitarian wo…
U.S. ‘maximum pressure’ on North Korea faces test with summit in limbo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. efforts to sustain and possibly intensify its “maximum pressure” campaign on North Korea are entering a perilous phase as a potential breakdown in diplomacy with Pyongyang raises fears that China may loosen its enforcement o…
Irish voters set to liberalize abortion laws in landslide: exit poll
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The people of Ireland are set to liberalize some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws by a landslide, an exit poll showed on Friday, as voters demanded change in what two decades ago was one of Europe’s most socially conserv…
Cameroon court convicts Anglophone activists of rebellion and terrorism
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – A court in Cameroon on Friday convicted seven activists from the country’s Anglophone minority of rebellion and acts of terrorism and gave them sentences ranging from 10 to 15 years, a defence lawyer said.
Thousands protest Argentina’s negotiations with IMF
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Thousands of Argentines on Friday protested the government’s bid to secure a credit line from the International Monetary Fund, which they blame for hardship during a past financial crisis.
Turkey, U.S. outline road map for cooperation in Syria’s Manbij: statement
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish and U.S. working groups, meeting in Ankara on Friday, outlined a draft for cooperation in ensuring security and stability in Manbij in northern Syria, they said in a statement.
Bombs target Iraq communist party headquarters
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two homemade bombs targeted the headquarters of the Iraqi Communist Party, which is part of an alliance with cleric Moqtada al-Sadr that won Iraq’s parliamentary election, a party official and security sources said.
Dozens of Palestinians injured by Israeli gunfire, tear gas in Gaza border protests
GAZA BORDER (Reuters) – Dozens of Palestinians demonstrating at the Gaza border were injured by Israeli gunfire and tear gas on Friday, as the latest round of protests drew several thousand participants to the frontier.
Pro-abortion rights Irish PM confident amid high referendum turnout
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said he was quietly confident that a strong early turnout in Ireland’s abortion referendum on Friday would favor those seeking change in what two decades ago was one of Europe’s most socially conservative …
