UK Brexit minister says EU agreement likely, but UK ready for no deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Brexit minister David Davis said on Tuesday that reaching a deal with the European Union was the most likely outcome of talks, but added that the British government was prepared for no agreement with the bloc.
Myanmar operation against Rohingya has ‘hallmarks of ethnic cleansing’, U.S. Congress members say
YANGON (Reuters) – Members of U.S. Congress said on Tuesday they were disturbed by the harsh response of Myanmar’s security forces to attacks by militants in August which they said bore “all the hallmarks of ethnic cleansing” against the Rohingya Musli…
Once inside Kim Jong Un’s inner circle, top aide’s star fades
SEOUL (Reuters) – When Kim Jong Un sat down in September to order the sixth and largest of North Korea’s nuclear tests, Hwang Pyong So sat by his side, his khaki military uniform conspicuous among the suits at the table, photos released by state media …
Suicide bomber kills at least 50 in northeastern Nigeria
YOLA/BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least 50 people at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria on Tuesday in the biggest mass killing this year in a region facing an insurgency by Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
Germany detains six Syrian suspected of planning attack
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police on Tuesday detained six Syrians suspected of planning an attack using weapons or explosives on behalf of the Islamic State militant group, prosecutors said.
China urges Thailand to find Muslim Uighurs quickly after dramatic cell break
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday it has urged Thailand to “quickly bring to justice” 20 ethnic Uighur Muslims from China who broke out of a Thai detention center through a hole in the wall, using blankets to climb to the ground.
Famine survey warns of thousands dying daily in Yemen if ports stay closed
GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.S.-funded famine survey said on Tuesday that thousands of Yemenis could die daily if a Saudi-led military coalition does not lift its blockade on the country’s key ports.
Iran’s president declares end of Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday while a senior military commander thanked the “thousands of martyrs” killed in operations organized by Iran to defeat the militant group in Syria and Iraq….
Suicide bomber kills at least 15 in northeast Nigeria
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least 15 people at a mosque in the northeast Nigerian town of Mubi on Tuesday, a local government official said.
Merkel aide gives German parties three weeks to find way out of crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s right-hand man, Peter Altmaier, appealed to political parties on Tuesday to decide in the next three weeks whether they can form a stable government and drag Germany out of a political impasse.
