Israel says it is the first country to use U.S.-made F-35 in combat
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is the first country to have used the U.S.-made F-35 stealth fighter in combat, the Israeli air force chief said on Tuesday in remarks carried by the military’s official Twitter account.
UK PM May joins families to remember Manchester pop concert victims
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will join Prince William at a memorial service in Manchester on Tuesday to remember the 22 victims of a suicide bombing on a pop concert a year ago, Britain’s deadliest attack for more than a decade.
Foreign media arrive in North Korea, suggesting nuclear shutdown on track
BEIJING (Reuters) – About two dozen journalists from Western and Chinese news organizations arrived in North Korea on Tuesday to witness the closure of its nuclear test site, an indication that the shutdown will go ahead amid renewed diplomatic uncerta…
Iranian people will punch U.S. Secretary of State in the mouth – Iranian commander
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Iranian people will punch the U.S. Secretary of State in the mouth in response to a new American plan to pressure Iran, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Tuesday.
Africa’s green revolution stumbles at Congo project to solve food shortages
DAKAR (Reuters) – In 2014, Democratic Republic of Congo officials trumpeted the launch of a sweeping initiative they said would solve food shortages in one of the world’s poorest countries.
‘I was sent a bullet’ probing 1MDB, says Malaysian anti-graft chief
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The head of Malaysia’s anti-graft agency gave an explosive account on Tuesday of how witnesses disappeared and officers were purged and intimidated after they tried in 2015 to charge ex-premier Najib Razak for siphoning funds f…
China to Australia: Remove ‘colored glasses’ to get ties back on track
BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia should remove its “colored glasses” to get relations back on track with major trading partner China, the Chinese government’s top diplomat Wang Yi has told his Australian counterpart on the sidelines of a G20 meetin…
Malaysia’s anti-graft chief says was threatened while probing 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The head of Malaysia’s anti-graft commission gave an emotional account on Tuesday of how he was harassed and threatened in 2015 while investigating the 1MDB state fund, and said that on one occasion a bullet was sent to his hom…
Foreign media head to North Korea in sign nuclear shutdown will go ahead
BEIJING (Reuters) – A group of roughly two dozen journalists from Western and Chinese news organizations departed for North Korea on Tuesday to witness the closure of its nuclear test site, an indication that the shut-down will go ahead.
Australia searching for 50 athletes, officials missing after Commonwealth Games
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities are searching for 50 athletes and officials missing a month after the Commonwealth Games ended in the host city of the Gold Coast while another 190 are seeking asylum, the country’s home affairs minister said o…
