Libyan commander Haftar back in Benghazi after medical treatment
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Veteran military commander Khalifa Haftar, the most powerful figure in eastern Libya, returned to Benghazi on Thursday after a two-week absence during which he received medical treatment in Paris.
Madagascar opposition calls on president to resign in election law dispute
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – Madagascar’s opposition called on Thursday for the president and prime minister to resign and said it would no longer negotiate in a deepening dispute over new election laws.
Lebanon vote under new rules likely to keep old guard in power
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese will have a first opportunity in nine years to vote in a general election on May 6 under new rules, expected to bring some changes to parliament but preserve a unity government combining its main political blocs.
Facing jail, staff from Turkey’s Cumhuriyet newspaper vow to keep working
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The editor-in-chief of Turkey’s opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper said on Thursday he was unbowed by a government crackdown and would not abandon journalism, a day after a court sentenced him and more than a dozen colleagues t…
Armistice and axe murders: Korea’s DMZ summit site full of diplomatic, military history
SEOUL (Reuters) – The “peace village” of Panmunjom, with its cluster of distinctive bright blue buildings and chequered history of defections, tension and murder, is an apt choice for the first inter-Korean summit in more than a decade.
Trump to visit Britain, hold talks with UK’s May July 13
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to Britain in July for a working visit with Prime Minister Theresa May, after months of back-and-forth over when the U.S. president would visit what traditionally has been the United States…
Mattis expects ‘re-energized’ effort against Islamic State in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday that he expected a “re-energized” effort against Islamic State militants in eastern Syria in the coming days.
Myanmar activists urge president to release jailed Reuters journalists
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar civil groups signed an open letter to the country’s president on Thursday, urging him to immediately release two Reuters reporters accused of possessing secret government papers and police officers involved in what it called …
Israeli envoy says Iran has recruited 80,000 Shiite fighters in Syria
(Reuters) – Israel’s envoy to the United Nations said on Thursday that Iran had recruited at least 80,000 Shiite fighters which it was training at a base just over five miles from Damascus.
South, North Korea to hold historic first summit in decade at DMZ
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to cross his country’s heavily militarised border with South Korea on Friday for the first intra-Korea summit in more than a decade, as the old foes seek to end their decades-long conflict and ea…
