Suicide attack targets Libyan electoral commission in Tripoli: spokesman
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A group of militants including at least two suicide bombers stormed the head offices of Libya’s electoral commission in Tripoli on Wednesday, killing at least seven people and setting fire to the building, a spokesman said.
Netanyahu accuses Palestinian leader of anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Mahmoud Abbas of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial on Wednesday after the Palestinian leader suggested in a speech that historic persecution of European Jews had been caused by th…
Philippines boosts sea deterrent with first ever navy missiles
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine has completed the purchase of its first-ever ship-borne missile systems, boosting its maritime deterrent as part of a military modernization program, defense and navy officials said on Wednesday.
Italy president rules out June elections, wants new govt. for 2019 budget: palace source
ROME (Reuters) – Italian President Sergio Mattarella has ruled out the possibility of early elections in June, preferring instead to have a new government in place to pass the 2019 budget, a presidential palace source said on Wednesday.
China reiterates call to continue upholding Iran nuclear deal
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday reiterated that all sides should continue to uphold the Iran nuclear agreement, and that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said many times Iran is in compliance with the deal.
Myanmar court accepts testimony of policeman who said Reuters reporters framed
YANGON (Reuters) – A judge in Myanmar declared on Wednesday that a witness who said two Reuters reporters accused of possessing state secrets were framed by police was credible, dealing a blow to the prosecution in what has become a landmark press free…
Four Turkish opposition parties agree election alliance deal: CHP
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and three other opposition parties have reached a deal on an alliance for snap parliamentary elections on June 24, a CHP official said on Wednesday.
France to step up security before next protests after May Day violence: minister
PARIS (Reuters) – France will increase police numbers for the next round of protests over economic reforms after violent clashes marred the annual May Day rally in Paris, interior minister Gerard Collomb said on Wednesday.
Armenian protesters block routes to capital, road to airport
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenian protesters blocked some routes into the capital, Yerevan, and a road to the airport on Wednesday after Nikol Pashinyan, blocked in parliament from becoming prime minister, announced a nationwide campaign of civil disobedien…
Earthquake hits near southwest Iran’s Sisakht
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck southwest Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, the National Earthquake Information Center said.
