U.S. Navy plane crashes in Philippine Sea, three missing
TOKYO (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy transport plane carrying 11 people crashed in the Philippine Sea south of Japan on Wednesday as it flew to the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan and three people were missing, in the latest Navy accident in the region.
Lebanon’s Hariri suspends resignation as PM, easing crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri on Wednesday suspended his decision to resign as prime minister at the request of President Michel Aoun to allow for dialogue, easing a major political crisis.
Some German Social Democrats question rejection of grand coalition
BERLIN (Reuters) – A group of Social Democrat (SPD) deputies is questioning their party’s rejection of a renewed ‘grand coalition’ with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives to resolve Germany’s worst political crisis of modern times, according to B…
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa to be sworn in as president on Friday
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in as president on Friday, marking a new era for the country ruled by Robert Mugabe from independence nearly four decades ago until his swift downfall this week.
Lebanon’s Hariri says to hold off resignation as PM
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri said on Wednesday he would hold off presenting his resignation as prime minister in response to a request from President Michel Aoun to allow more dialogue.
Italy’s Berlusconi takes fight against ban from office to European court
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – Lawyers for Silvio Berlusconi argued on Wednesday at the European Court of Human Rights against his ban from holding public office, hoping for a green light that will allow him to run for prime minister at Italy’s electio…
Turkey expects S-400 defense system from Russia in 2019: minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey expects to receive the first Russian S-400 surface-to-air missiles in 2019, Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli said on Wednesday, adding that one of the two systems to be delivered under the deal was optional.
Polish civic groups urge parliament to stop work on judiciary overhaul
WARSAW (Reuters) – Proposals to overhaul Poland’s judiciary which will be debated by parliament on Wednesday would end the country’s status as a democratic state of law, more than two dozen civic society organizations said, urging lawmakers to stop wor…
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa to return to the country after Mugabe’s resignation
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to return to the country on Wednesday and should be sworn in as president following the resignation of Robert Mugabe after nearly four decades in power, a senior ruling party official said.
U.S. Navy plane crashes in Philippine Sea with 11 crew and passengers
TOKYO (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy transport plane carrying 11 people crashed in the Philippines Sea south of Japan on Wednesday as it flew to the aircraft carrier the USS Ronald Reagan, the U.S. Seventh Fleet said.
