Philippines’ coast guard rescues 252 passengers from capsized ferry
REAL, Philippines (Reuters) – The Philippines’ coast guard said on Friday it had rescued 252 passengers and crew, including an Australian and his Filipino wife, and recovered five dead people from a ferry that capsized east of the capital Manila.
Passengers on Saudi Arabia airlines allowed to bring electronics on flights to UK
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia announced on Friday that passengers traveling on its airlines to the United Kingdom would once again be allowed to carry on electronic devices, reversing a ban put in place earlier this year for security reasons.
Catalan separatists win election in rebuke to Spain and EU
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Catalonia’s separatists look set to regain power in the wealthy Spanish region after local elections on Thursday, deepening the nation’s political crisis in a sharp rebuke to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and European Union leaders…
Mexico prison population drops as police, prosecutors bungle cases
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s prison population has fallen by a fifth from the peak in 2014 as fewer people are locked up under a new criminal justice system, with experts saying that cases are falling apart under a higher bar for police conduct and…
The Guardian’s photographer of the year: Zohra Bensemra of Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In April, Reuters photographer Zohra Bensemra was sent to cover the drought in Somalia. Once there, she looked for ways to humanize the plight of more than 2 million people trying to survive the famine amid fields of withered crops…
Catalan separatist Puigdemont to regain control in blow to Rajoy
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Catalonia’s separatist leader Carles Puigdemont is close to regaining leadership of the region in a blow to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy who sacked him two months ago, reigniting Spain’s worst political crisis in decades.
Australia police say driver who plowed into crowd has no extremist links
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police on Friday said there was no evidence to suggest a driver who deliberately plowed into pedestrians in the city of Melbourne on Thursday was linked to extremist organizations.
Pence visits Afghanistan, says U.S. will ‘see this through’
KABUL (Reuters) – Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan to meet its leaders and underscore U.S. commitment to the country four months after President Donald Trump agreed to an open-ended war against insurgents here.
U.N. Security Council to vote Friday on new North Korea sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Friday on a U.S.-drafted resolution that seeks to toughen sanctions on North Korea in response to its latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch, diplomats said.
Catalan separatists on track to regain control of parliament
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Pro-independence parties are on track to keep their absolute majority in Catalonia’s regional parliament, early results from elections on Thursday showed, potentially prolonging Spain’s worst political crisis in decades.
