Storm in Somaliland kills dozens, wipes out farms, livestock
GAROWE, Somalia (Reuters) – More than 50 people have died in Somaliland, livestock has been wiped out and hundreds of farms destroyed by heavy rains and floods caused by a tropical cyclone that hit the Horn of Africa, officials and aid agencies in the …
A year after extremist siege, Philippine families seek closure
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Mahid Radia’s last glimpse of his parents was when he and his children were fleeing their home amid gunfire, explosions and the howl of airplanes bombing the dens of extremists who had taken over Marawi, the Philipp…
Iran slams U.S. sanctions push, Syria rejects idea of Iranian withdrawal
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran on Wednesday kept up a drumbeat of opposition to U.S. demands for sweeping change in its foreign policy and nuclear program, and Tehran’s ally Damascus dismissed out of hand a U.S. call for a withdrawal of Iranian forces from Sy…
Iranian officials split over response to U.S. demands
ANKARA (Reuters) – For all of Iran’s fierce verbal response to fresh U.S. threats of tougher sanctions, some senior officials in Tehran believe the door to diplomacy should stay open.
British government wants to offer lawmakers detailed Brexit deal: minister
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government wants as much detail on the final Brexit deal as possible to parliament before it votes on the agreement to leave the European Union, Suella Braverman, a Brexit minister, said on Wednesday.
Syria says Iranian withdrawal not up for discussion: report
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The withdrawal of Iranian forces is not up for discussion, the Syrian deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday, after Washington demanded they pull out of Syria’s conflict.
Malaysia says search for Flight MH370 to end next week
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A private search by a U.S. firm for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing in 2014 in one of the world’s biggest aviation mysteries, will end on Tuesday, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke said on Wednesday.
Syrian deputy FM: pullout of Iran forces not for discussion – al-Mayadeen
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said on Wednesday that the withdrawal of Iranian forces from Syria was “not up for discussion”, Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen TV reported.
South Africa kidnappers demand ransom in bitcoin to free teenager
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A criminal gang in South Africa who kidnapped a teenage boy on Sunday are demanding a ransom in bitcoin cryptocurrency of nearly $120,000, police said.
Britons dash to become German before Brexit
BERLIN (Reuters) – Driven by the prospect of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union next year, the number of British passport holders who became German citizens jumped by 162 percent last year, Germany’s Federal Statistics Office said on Wednesda…
