Exclusive: Trump admin to announce cuts in ‘security assistance’ for Pakistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has been informing members of Congress that it will announce as soon as Wednesday plans to cut off “security assistance” to Pakistan, congressional aides said on Wednesday, a day after…
Hezbollah: Syrian war will be over in 1-2 years
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group said on Wednesday the Syrian war, now in its seventh year, will be finished in one or two years at most.
U.S. jury finds Turkish banker guilty of helping Iran dodge sanctions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Wednesday found a Turkish banker guilty of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions, after a nearly four-week trial that has strained diplomatic relations between the United States and Turkey.
Beirut lifts security cordon in boost for battered business quarter
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon lifted a years-old security cordon near its parliament on Wednesday in a move it hopes will revive central Beirut’s business district and cement improved political stability after a prolonged period of upheaval.
Thieves steal sheikh’s Indian jewels from display in Venice
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) – Thieves on Wednesday made off with jewelry worth millions of euros which was on display in Venice’s Doge’s Palace, police said.
Freed Canadian hostage appears in court on criminal charges
OTTAWA (Reuters) – A Canadian court on Wednesday postponed a bail hearing for former Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle, who was arrested on Saturday and faces criminal charges including assault, sexual assault and forcible confinement.
Macron wants anti-‘fake news’ law in 2018
PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he would overhaul French media legislation this year to fight the “fake news” spread on social media which he said threatened liberal democracies.
Israeli death penalty advocates win preliminary vote in parliament
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament gave preliminary approval on Wednesday for legislation that would make it easier for a court to impose a death sentence on assailants convicted of murder in attacks classified as terrorism.
Jurors in U.S. trial of Turkish banker ask about partial verdict
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jurors in the U.S. trial of Mehmet Hakan Atilla, an executive at Turkey’s majority state-owned Halkbank who is charged with helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions, asked in a note on Wednesday what they should do if they agree on some o…
Italy’s Northern League pledges to put right ‘error’ of euro
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s rightist Northern League brushed off on Wednesday suggestions it had dropped its opposition to the euro and renewed its pledge to rectify the “error” of the single currency.
