After U.S. veto, U.N. General Assembly to meet on Jerusalem status
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session on Thursday at the request of Arab and Muslim states on U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capit…
Ramaphosa’s ‘poisoned chalice’: new ANC leader may struggle to reform South Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – When Cyril Ramaphosa won the tight vote to become the new leader of the African National Congress on Monday after years of near-misses, his loyal supporters jumped to their feet, pumping their fists and cheering.
After one week, Myanmar silent on whereabouts of detained Reuters journalists
YANGON (Reuters) – Two Reuters journalists completed a week in detention in Myanmar on Tuesday, with no word on where they were being held as authorities proceeded with an investigation into whether they violated the country’s colonial-era Official Sec…
Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missile fired toward Riyadh; no reported casualties
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi air defenses shot down a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi group towards Riyadh on Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition said, in an attack that could escalate a proxy war between the kingdom and Iran.
Romania’s upper house approves judiciary bill critics say is too political
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian lawmakers voted on Tuesday to enact judicial changes that critics say will undermine graft investigations by weakening the president’s oversight.
Multi-stage cyber attacks net North Korea millions in virtual currencies: researchers
SINGAPORE/SEOUL (Reuters) – A series of recent cyber attacks has netted North Korean hackers millions of dollars in virtual currencies like bitcoin, with more attacks expected as international sanctions drive the country to seek new sources of cash, re…
Pope, Jordan’s King Abdullah, discuss Trump’s Jerusalem move
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis and Jordan’s King Abdullah on Tuesday discussed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a move that both say is dangerous to Middle East peace.
U.N. to move 10,000 migrants from Libya in 2018
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The United Nations plans to move up to 10,000 illegal migrants from Libya next year, a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday, in a bid to relieve the plight of thousands stranded in deteriorating conditions in detention centers there…
Saudi Arabia says it intercepts Houthi missile fired toward Riyadh, no reported damage
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the capital Riyadh on Tuesday but there were no reports of casualties, the Saudi-led coalition said, the latest in a series of attacks by an Iran-aligned group in Yemen…
UK counter-terrorism police arrest four, send in bomb disposal team
LONDON (Reuters) – An army bomb disposal team was sent to a house in northern England after police arrested four men on Tuesday on suspicion of planning acts of terrorism.
