Islamic State ally stakes out territory around Lake Chad
ABUJA/MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – From the shores of Lake Chad, Islamic State’s West African ally is on a mission: winning over the local people.
Israel briefly holds Lebanese woman who crossed border: army
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s army said on Sunday that it had briefly held a Lebanese woman who crossed the border and then repatriated her, a detention Beirut denounced as an abduction.
Power outage disrupts Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport was temporarily closed early on Sunday as a large power outage hit all operations at one of Europe’s busiest airports.
North Korea’s Kim to invite U.S. experts for nuclear site shutdown as Trump presses for full denuclearization
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to invite experts and journalists from the United States and South Korea when the country shuts its nuclear test site in May, Seoul officials said, as U.S. President Trump pressed for total denucl…
‘Caravan’ migrants weigh staying in Mexico or risking U.S. expulsion
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – Hondurans, Guatemalans and Salvadorans who drew the wrath of President Donald Trump in a month-long caravan to the U.S. border will make hard decisions on Sunday whether to risk being deported all the way home by trying to c…
North Korea’s Kim promises transparency in nuclear site shutdown as Trump presses for full denuclearization
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to close the country’s nuclear test site in May in full view of the outside world, Seoul officials said on Sunday, as U.S. President Trump pressed for total denuclearization ahead of his own…
French tycoon Bollore fights Africa graft allegations in op-ed – JDD
PARIS (Reuters) – French billionaire Vincent Bollore on Sunday fought allegations that his family-run group corrupted foreign public officials to win port concessions in West Africa.
Hamas blames Palestinian Authority men for PM assassination attempt
GAZA (Reuters) – Gaza’s ruling Hamas group blamed Palestinian Authority officials on Saturday for the attempted assassination in the enclave of Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on March 13.
Suspected jihadists kill 40 Tuaregs in north Mali – governor
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Suspected jihadists killed 40 Tuaregs, mostly young men, in two attacks in northern Mali’s Menaka region, which the local governor said seemed calculated to spark an ethnic conflict between Tuareg and Fulani herders.
Pompeo starts Mideast tour with call for new Iran sanctions
RIYADH (Reuters) – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday on a hastily-arranged visit to the Middle East as the United States aims to muster support for new sanctions against Iran.
