North Korea’s wounded defector ‘nice guy’, says surgeon
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s latest defector, a young soldier known only by his family name Oh, is a quiet, pleasant man who has nightmares about being returned to the North, his surgeon said on Thursday.
Possible explosion detected near missing Argentine sub’s last known location
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (Reuters) – The Argentine navy raised the possibility on Thursday that a navy submarine missing in the South Atlantic suffered an explosion, heightening concerns over the fate of the 44 crew members.
Pope, at service for Africa, decries murder of women and children
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Thursday denounced the murder of innocent women and children as the “horrid face” of war as he presided at a special prayer service for peace in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Macron tones down criticism of Poland, but concerned by its judicial reform plans
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that Poland’s plans to overhaul the judiciary remained a cause for concern though there were a decreasing number of subjects where the two countries did not see eye-to-eye.
Venezuela’s indigenous Warao decamp to uncertain future in Brazil
PACARAIMA, Brazil (Reuters) – An indigenous tribe that journeyed hundreds of kilometers to flee the economic crisis in Venezuela has been trapped in limbo near the border in Brazil, after it was moved off the streets of the Amazon city of Manaus.
Forty human traffickers arrested, 500 people rescued in West Africa
PARIS (Reuters) – Forty people were arrested and 500 people rescued after a swoop on human trafficking across West Africa, international police organization Interpol said on Thursday.
Event ‘consistent with an explosion’ detected near missing Argentine sub: navy
BAHIA BLANCA, Argentina (Reuters) – An abnormal sound detected in the South Atlantic ocean around the time that an Argentine navy submarine sent its last signal last week was “consistent with an explosion,” a navy spokesman said on Thursday.
Cambodia’s Hun Sen will fall like Mugabe, says opponent Rainsy
PARIS (Reuters) – Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen will be driven from power like President Mugabe in Zimbabwe, veteran opposition chief Sam Rainsy told Reuters on Thursday, adding that Western states should impose targeted sanctions after his party w…
Aid agencies say Yemen blockade remains, Egeland calls it ‘collective punishment’
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition’s blockade of Yemen, which has cut off food imports to a population where 7 million people are on the brink of famine, is “illegal collective punishment” of civilians, a prominent aid official said on Thursday…
Russian bombers hit Islamic State targets in Syria: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s defense ministry said on Thursday long-range bombers had carried out air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province, the RIA news agency reported.
