U.S. won’t pay $45 million pledged for Palestinian food aid for now
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will not provide $45 million in food aid for Palestinians that it pledged last month as part of the West Bank/Gaza Emergency Appeal led by the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the U.S. State Department said…
African U.N. envoys suggest Trump meet leaders in Ethiopia after ‘shithole’ remark
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – African U.N. envoys suggested on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump meet with African leaders in Ethiopia this month after he was reported to have described some immigrants from Africa and Haiti as coming from “shithol…
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern pregnant with first child
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday she was pregnant with her first child, and planned to take a short break after the birth in June.
Pope lands in Peru as president seeks help in political crisis
LIMA (Reuters) – Pope Francis arrived in Peru on Thursday, as President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski appealed to the pontiff to help put the country back on track after a political crisis nearly ousted him from office a month ago.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Roy Bennett killed in U.S. helicopter crash
(Reuters) – Exiled Zimbabwe opposition leader Roy Bennett and four other people were killed in a helicopter crash in a remote northern part of the U.S. state of New Mexico, officials and his political party said on Thursday.
Jordan says Israel apologizes for deaths of two Jordanians at embassy
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan said on Thursday that Israel had formally apologized for the deaths of two of its citizens killed by an Israeli security guard last July in an incident that soured ties and led to the closure of the Israeli embassy in Amman, st…
Turkey seeks Russian approval for air campaign against Afrin
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey dispatched its military chief to Moscow on Thursday, seeking approval for an air campaign in Syria’s Kurdish-controlled Afrin region, although Damascus warned it could shoot down any Turkish planes in its skies.
‘Be my guest’: France’s Macron spells out reasons for Britain to stay in EU
SANDHURST, England (Reuters) – “Be my guest,” French President Emmanuel Macron told Britain on Thursday, saying he would welcome any move by Prime Minister Theresa May to stay in the European Union’s single market.
France to launch international group targeting toxic gas attacks
UNITED NATIONS/PARIS (Reuters) – France has asked some 30 countries to work together to preserve evidence of chemical weapons attacks and impose sanctions on those responsible after Russia ended an international inquiry into who is to blame for using t…
U.S. urges Turkey to remain focused on Islamic State, not attack Syria’s Afrin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department urged Turkey on Thursday not to take military action against Afrin region in Syria and called instead for Ankara to remain focused on fighting Islamic State militants in the region.
