Zimbabwe youths complete Mugabe’s fall, denouncing him at ZANU-PF meeting
HARARE (Reuters) – Robert Mugabe’s fall from favor in Zimbabwe appeared complete on Wednesday when youths from his former party, the ruling ZANU-PF, chanted slogans denouncing him, in an unthinkable prospect before the November de facto coup that ended…
UK’s May defends Saudi ties as crown prince gets royal welcome in London
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May defended Britain’s links to security ally Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Queen Elizabeth for lunch on a high-profile visit that drew protests over Riyadh’s human rights re…
Britain says Russian double agent poisoned with nerve agent
SALISBURY, England (Reuters) – Police believe a nerve agent was used to deliberately poison a former Russian double agent and his daughter, Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer said on Wednesday, in a case that threatens to further damage London’s t…
Arab Summit in Riyadh delayed until April: state minister
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has postponed an upcoming Arab Summit in Riyadh to April, saying the original date in late March clashed with Egypt’s presidential election, the Saudi chairman of an Arab League meeting said on Wednesday.
Matteo Salvini, the everyman leader of Italy’s populist revolt
ROME (Reuters) – Matteo Salvini is a euroskeptic, far-right nationalist whose Donald Trump-like “Italians First” slogan resonated after years of anemic growth and mass migration, giving him a shot at becoming Italy’s next prime minister.
Israel’s El Al seeks U.N. help in bid to fly through Saudi airspace
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – El Al Israel Airlines has appealed to the United Nations over a bid to reroute its services between Tel Aviv and India through Saudi Arabian airspace.
Two killed in Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen: residents
DUBAI (Reuters) – Air strikes killed a woman and a young girl in northern Yemen on Wednesday in a series of attacks by an Arab coalition fighting the country’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement, residents told Reuters.
South African commission opens investigation into influence peddling
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa has opened an inquiry into allegations of influence peddling revolving around former president Jacob Zuma and businessman friends of his, the deputy chief justice said on Wednesday.
Syrian refugees, German govt. condemn far-right trip to ‘normal’ Syria
BERLIN (Reuters) – Syrian refugees and German politicians condemned on Wednesday a visit to Damascus by members of an anti-immigrant party, saying their depictions of life in the city as “normal” were especially offensive when a rebel-held enclave near…
Myanmar police witness says searched Reuters reporter’s home ‘for news’
YANGON (Reuters) – Police in Myanmar searched the family home of Reuters reporter Wa Lone looking for material “related to news” the night after he and a colleague were arrested on suspicion of violating the Official Secrets Act, an officer told a cour…
