Lebanon army chief calls for readiness at Israel border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s army chief urged his soldiers on Tuesday to stand fully ready at the southern border to face the “threats of the Israeli enemy”.
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe told to resign ahead of impeachment proceedings
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe faced the start of an impeachment process on Tuesday and should heed his people’s call to resign, said Emmerson Mnangagwa, the ruling party’s candidate to replace him.
South Korea, Japan welcome U.S. relisting North Korea as sponsor of terrorism
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and Japan on Tuesday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to put North Korea back on a list of state sponsors of terrorism, saying it will ramp up pressure on the reclusive regime to get rid of its nuclear weapons.
Lebanon army chief asks troops for readiness at Israel border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s army chief urged “full readiness” at the southern border to face the “threats of the Israeli enemy and its violations,” the army said in a tweet on Tuesday.
Iranian president declares end of Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday in an address broadcast live on state TV.
Iranian president declares end to Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday in an address broadcast live on state TV.
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa adds to calls for Mugabe to go
HARARE (Reuters) – Ousted Zimbabwean vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa added his voice on Tuesday to those demanding 93-year-old President Mugabe resign, saying he needed to heed the “clarion call” of his people and step down.
Rosneft CEO Sechin to miss Ulyukayev court hearings on November 22: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The chief executive of Russian oil giant Rosneft, Igor Sechin, will not attend court hearings on Nov. 22 to act as a witness in ex-economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev’s trial, TASS quoted a Rosneft spokesman as saying on Tuesday.
Exclusive – State Dept. revolt: Tillerson accused of violating U.S. law on child soldiers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of about a dozen U.S. State Department officials have taken the unusual step of formally accusing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of violating a federal law designed to stop foreign militaries from enlisting child soldie…
Thailand seeks to prosecute ousted PM Thaksin in absentia in two graft cases
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand is seeking to prosecute ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for graft under a law that allows politicians to be tried in absentia, an official said on Tuesday, months after Thaksin’s sister was sentenced to jail in her…
