Israeli commandos kill Palestinian gunman blamed for West Bank ambush
JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli police killed a Palestinian gunman and captured another in a clash in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, saying they were part of a cell responsible for an ambush in which a Jewish settler was shot dead.
After Trump denial, Netanyahu clarifies remarks on timeframe for U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a step back on Thursday from comments, challenged by U.S. President Donald Trump, that envisioned a one-year timeframe for the planned relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jeru…
Bus fire kills 52 Uzbeks traveling in Kazakhstan: Kazakh government
ALMATY (Reuters) – A bus fire in northwestern Kazakhstan killed 52 Uzbek citizens on a route used by migrant workers heading to Russia, the Kazakh Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Hong Kong pro-independence protest leader appears in court for ‘rioting’
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A young protest leader calling for Hong Kong’s independence from China appeared in court on the rare charge of rioting on Thursday as two co-defendants failed to show up, the latest case highlighting a new generation of opposition…
Survey shows Filipinos more satisfied with Duterte government than any other
MANILA (Reuters) – Public satisfaction with the performance of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s government rose in December to the highest level on record since one of the country’s top pollsters started conducting opinion surveys in 1980s.
Cambodia’s Hun Sen appoints son-in-law to senior police post
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has appointed his son-in-law as deputy national police chief, in a move apparently aimed at consolidating his power ahead of an election this year.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa talks tough on state graft, signals departure from Zuma
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday welcomed moves taken by prosecutors against companies accused of corruption and said the ruling party would impose the policy certainty needed to attract investment to …
Bus catches fire in Kazakhstan, killing 52 Uzbeks: Kazakh Interior Ministry
ALMATY (Reuters) – A bus caught fire in a remote part of Kazakhstan on Thursday, killing 52 citizens of neighboring Uzbekistan, the Kazakh Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa says to hold elections in four to five months
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe will hold elections in four to five months, a newspaper on Thursday quoted President Emmerson Mnangagwa as saying, the first time since independence the southern African state will conduct a vote that does not involve former…
Russia starts shipping S-400 air defense missile system to China: TASS cites source
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has started delivering its S-400 surface-to-air missile system to China under the terms of a contract signed in 2014, the TASS news agency cited an unnamed source in the Russian military-industrial complex as saying on Thursda…
