Saudi prince says Turkey part of ‘triangle of evil’: Egyptian media
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has described Turkey as part of a “triangle of evil” along with Iran and hardline Islamist groups, Egypt’s Al-Shorouk newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Palestinians in Gaza plan tent city protest along Israeli border
GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are planning a six-week-long tent city protest near the Israeli border starting on March 30 to demand Palestinian refugees be allowed to return to what is now Israel, organizers said on Wednesday.
Britain knows more about mystery substance behind illness of Russian double agent
SALISBURY, England (Reuters) – Britain said on Wednesday that investigators now knew more about a mystery substance that struck down a former Russian double agent and his daughter in an English city, in a case that threatens to further damage already …
Lebanon tribunal says enough evidence to proceed in Hariri assassination case
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The 2005 bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was a terrorist act, judges at the United Nations-backed tribunal in the Hague set up to investigate it said in a ruling on Wednesday.
UK PM May says links with Saudi Arabia have saved British lives
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May defended Britain’s links to defense and security ally Saudi Arabia in parliament on Wednesday, saying cooperation had helped save the lives of hundreds of people.
U.N. rights chief attacks EU and U.S. over migrants and Dreamers
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief said on Wednesday he was shocked at repressive policies being pursued in the United States and Europe, especially the increasingly harsh treatment of migrants.
India, with eye on China ties, bans Tibetans from holding New Delhi rally
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has banned Tibetans from holding a rally with the Dalai Lama in New Delhi this month to mark the 60th anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule, officials said on Wednesday, as it tries to improve fraught ties wi…
Poll delivers blow to Le Pen ahead of French far-right relaunch
PARIS (Reuters) – Days before far-right leader Marine Le Pen unveils a shift in focus to immigration and a new name for her National Front party, an attempt to woo back voters, a poll showed three in four French people think she would make a bad presid…
Several killed in helicopter crash in Russia’s Chechnya: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – At least five people were killed when a Russian security services helicopter crashed in Russia’s Chechnya region, RIA news agency reported on Wednesday.
As talks with North near, South Korea sees familiar hurdles ahead
SEOUL (Reuters) – With the specter of two past summits that failed to blunt North Korea’s nuclear ambitions, South Korean officials planning talks next month now face the thorny task of overcoming familiar sticking points with the threat of war looming…
