Don’t forget the French beheaded their king, Hollande warns Macron
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French president Francois Hollande has warned his pomp-loving successor Emmanuel Macron: don’t forget French royals lost their heads at the guillotine.
Unruly German cabinet ready to tackle bulging inbox, Merkel says
BERLIN (Reuters) – We will argue, but we are ready to get on with governing Germany: that was Chancellor Angela Merkel’s take on her new cabinet after a “get to know you” retreat for ministers.
African migrants in limbo as Israel seeks Uganda deportation deal
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel is finalizing a deal to deport thousands of African migrants to Uganda under a new scheme after agreements with Rwanda and the U.N.’s refugee agency to find homes for those expelled fell through.
More than 250 killed in Algerian military plane crash
ALGIERS (Reuters) – More than 250 people including Western Sahara refugees were killed when a military plane crashed near Algeria’s capital on Wednesday, state media said, with witnesses saying they saw a wing catch fire shortly after the plane took of…
Missiles ‘will be coming’ to Syria, Trump warns Russia
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump warned Russia on Wednesday of imminent military action in Syria over a suspected poison gas attack, declaring that missiles “will be coming” and lambasting Moscow for standing by Syrian Presiden…
Braced for air strikes on Syria, some airlines re-route flights
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Some major airlines were re-routing flights on Wednesday after Europe’s air traffic control agency warned aircraft flying in the eastern Mediterranean to exercise caution due to possible air strikes on Syria.
British warship to help police North Korean sanctions
TOKYO (Reuters) – A British warship “changed its deployment” and arrived in Japan on Wednesday to join efforts to police U.N. sanctions imposed on North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs.
Belt and Road Initiative is not a Chinese plot, Xi says
BEIJING (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy plan to build a new “Silk Road” of infrastructure and trade links between China and Eurasia is not a “Chinese plot”, Xi said on Wednesday, according to state media.
Russia warns any U.S. missiles fired at Syria will be shot down
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Russia has warned that any U.S. missiles fired at Syria over a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel enclave would be shot down and the launch sites targeted, raising the possibility of a U.S.-Russian confrontation.
More than 100 feared dead in Algerian military plane crash
ALGIERS (Reuters) – More than 100 people were killed when an Algerian military plane crashed into a field outside the capital on Wednesday, local media reported.
