Voting ends in toughest election yet for Malaysia’s ruling coalition
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Polling stations closed in Malaysia on Wednesday at the end of a cliffhanger election that pitted Prime Minister Najib Razak’s long-ruling coalition against a resurgent opposition led by 92-year-old former leader Mahathir Moham…
Europeans scramble to save Iran deal after Trump reneges
WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) – Dismayed European allies sought to salvage the international nuclear pact with Iran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the landmark accord, while Tehran poured scorn on the U.S. leader…
U.N. urges Cambodia to free opposition leader, calls detention ‘arbitrary’
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – A United Nations body has declared arbitrary the detention of Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha, demanding his immediate release and the award of compensation, as the southeast Asian nation prepares for a general election on …
Syrian state TV: blast kills one, wounds others in Damascus
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state television said a blast killed one person and injured others on Wednesday in the Maysat square of the capital Damascus.
Islamist prisoners kill five Indonesian police, take one hostage in jail clash
DEPOK, Indonesia (Reuters) – Islamist militant prisoners at a high-security jail in Indonesia have killed five police and were holding one hostage following clashes on Wednesday at a high-security jail on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, police s…
U.N. rights chief urges Turkey to end state of emergency before vote
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights chief urged Turkey on Wednesday to lift its extended state of emergency immediately to pave the way for credible elections.
Saudi Arabia says it intercepts missile above Riyadh: Al Arabiya TV
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s air defense forces intercepted a missile above the capital Riyadh, Saudi-owned broadcaster Al Arabiya said on Wednesday after several loud booms were heard in the city center.
Europeans scramble to salvage Iran deal after Trump reneges
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Dismayed European allies sought to salvage the international nuclear pact with Iran on Wednesday after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the landmark accord, while officials in Tehran poured scorn on t…
Three blasts rock Afghan capital of Kabul, casualties feared
KABUL (Reuters) – Three blasts hit the Afghan capital of Kabul in rapid succession on Wednesday and gunfire then broke out, police and interior ministry officials said.
Six killed in clashes between police and Islamists at Indonesia jail: officials
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Six people were killed in clashes between Indonesian police and Islamist militant prisoners at a high-security jail on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, two security sources said on Wednesday.
