Nobel laureate Malala returns to Pakistan six years after she was shot by Taliban: TV
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai returned to her native Pakistan on Thursday, six years after she was shot by Taliban gunmen over her advocacy for education for girls, television footage showed.
Gunmen attack central Mali hotel, one dead: witnesses
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen killed one person and wounded at least two others late on Wednesday in an attack on a hotel in the central Mali town of Bandiagara regularly frequented by United Nations staff and humanitarian workers, two witness…
Saudi Arabia must face U.S. lawsuits over Sept. 11 attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected Saudi Arabia’s bid to dismiss lawsuits claiming that it helped plan the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and should pay billions of dollars in damages to victims.
The future is bright, promises PM May on tour of Brexit-divided country
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will promise Britain bright prospects outside the European Union on Thursday when she tours a country still deeply divided about its future as the countdown to Brexit starts its last 12 months.
U.N. Security Council condemns Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday condemned a barrage of missile attacks against Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthi group and expressed grave concern at reports of violations of an U.N. arms embargo on Houthi leade…
Germany rejects criticism of bid for U.N. seat against Israel
NEW YORK (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas rejected on Wednesday criticism of Berlin’s decision to compete against Israel for a seat on the U.N. Security Council in 2019 and 2020, saying it was normal for a number of countries to seek repr…
Ecuador cuts Assange’s communications after social media comments
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador has suspended WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s communication system after he discussed on social media issues that could damage Ecuador’s diplomatic relations, the government said on Wednesday.
Far-right, hard-left leaders forced out of French march to honor Jewish murder victim
PARIS (Reuters) – Leaders of the far-right National Front and hard-left France Unbowed movement met booes on Wednesday when they joined a march in honor of a Holocaust survivor killed in a suspected anti-Semitic attack and were eventually forced to lea…
Canadian pleads guilty to killing six in 2017 mosque shooting
QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) – A former Canadian university student has pleaded guilty to killing six men who were praying in a Quebec City mosque in January 2017, a court said on Wednesday, averting a trial in one of the country’s rare mass shootings.
European powers press for Iran sanctions to buttress nuclear deal
BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – France, Britain and Germany sought on Wednesday to persuade their EU partners to back new sanctions on Iran to preserve a nuclear deal with Tehran that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to pull out of in May, diploma…
