Chemical weapons agency: Inspectors took samples at second site in Douma
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Inspectors with the global chemical weapons agency on Wednesday visited a second site in Syria’s Douma and took samples to help them determine whether banned toxic munitions were used there.
Explosions in Afghan capital wound three: officials
KABUL (Reuters) – Twin explosions in the center of the Afghan capital of Kabul wounded at least three people on Wednesday, officials said, amid there were conflicting reports about the cause of the blast.
Syria donors fall short without U.S. aid, warn of cruel end-game
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – International donors raised $4.4 billion in emergency aid for Syria and its neighbors this year on Wednesday, but the total fell well short of the U.N. target for 2018 after the United States failed to submit a pledge.
France’s Macron decries nationalism in speech to U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged the United States to reject nationalism and stay true to global ideals of cooperation in the face of terrorism and other challenges, saying countries can still retain their own …
European powers say nearing plan to save Iran nuclear pact
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron called on the United States on Wednesday not to abandon the Iran nuclear deal as Western envoys said Britain, France and Germany were nearing a package that seeks to persuade U.S. Preside…
At Gaza’s largest hospital, the wounded keep coming
GAZA (Reuters) – Doctors are on a particularly tight schedule at Gaza’s largest hospital when it comes to treating Palestinians wounded by Israeli army bullets at Friday protests along the border.
Kuwait orders Philippines ambassador to leave: KUNA
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait has ordered the Philippines’ ambassador to leave the Gulf Arab state within a week and recalled its envoy in Manila for consultations, state news agency KUNA reported on Wednesday.
Don’t forget human rights in North Korea, U.N. says
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders who meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in the next few weeks must not neglect human rights, the U.N.’s North Korea human rights expert said in a statement on Wednesday.
Self-styled Indian ‘godman’ jailed for life for teen rape
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian court jailed a self-styled religious preacher for life on Wednesday for raping a teenage girl, the latest sexual abuse case against a so-called “godman”.
Exclusive: U.S. team in refugee camps investigating atrocities against Rohingya
WASHINGTON/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – The U.S. government is conducting an intensive examination of alleged atrocities against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, documenting accusations of murder, rape, beatings and other possible offenses in an inve…
