Israel’s Netanyahu says government coalition remains stable
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday his coalition government remained stable and would continue to govern despite police recommendations he be indicted for bribery.
Pakistani Taliban kill four government paramilitary troopers in gun attack
Quetta, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani Taliban militants shot dead four paramilitary soldiers in Pakistan’s western city of Quetta, where last month seven security men were killed in a suicide attack, police and the Islamist group said.
South African police raid Gupta home, pressure cranks up on Zuma
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Heavily armed South African police raided the luxury home of the Gupta family on Wednesday as part of a probe into allegations the three brothers had corrupt links to President Jacob Zuma, who has been ordered by the ruling ANC…
U.S. senators concerned about Chinese access to intellectual property
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China is trying to gain access to sensitive U.S. technologies and intellectual properties through telecommunications companies, academia and joint business ventures, U.S. senators and spy chiefs warned on Tuesday at a Senate hear…
Jordan to secure 5-year U.S. aid pledge: Jordanian official
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan will secure a promise of five more years of U.S. financial aid on Wednesday, a Jordanian official said, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold support from countries that opposed his position on Jerusalem.
Kuwait pledges $2 billion for Iraq’s reconstruction
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait will lend $1 billion to Iraq and commit a further $1 billion of investment to the country, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah told an international conference on Iraq’s reconstruction on Wednesday.
Japan’s Abe could visit Moscow on May 26: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could visit the Russian capital on May 26, Russia’s RIA news agency quoted the Japanese ambassador to Moscow as saying on Wednesday.
Cambodia parliament adopts lese-majeste law, prompting rights concerns
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s parliament on Wednesday unanimously adopted a law that forbids insulting the monarchy as rights groups expressed concern the legislation, in effect in neighboring Thailand, could be used against critics of the governme…
South African police raid home of Zuma associates amid influence-peddling probe
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African police raided the family home of businessmen friends of President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday amid a probe into allegations that the family used their links with the president to win state contracts and influence Cabi…
Chinese province says former leader’s graft case involves huge sums
BEIJING (Reuters) – The corruption case against former senior Chinese official Sun Zhengcai involves massive sums rarely seen in the country’s modern history, the government of one of the provinces he used to run said in comments published on Wednesday…
