Sounds detected in undersea area where Argentine sub went missing
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine authorities were analyzing sounds detected by probes deep in the South Atlantic on Monday as they searched for a navy submarine that went missing five days ago after reporting an electrical ma…
Burkina Faso recalls ambassador to Libya over “slave markets” report
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s foreign minister said on Monday it had recalled its ambassador to Libya over a report that black African migrants were being auctioned as slaves there.
USA’s Tillerson and Saudi crown prince discuss terrorism by phone
RIYADH (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday to discuss regional security, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.
USA’s Tillerson and Saudi crown prince discuss terrorism by phone
RIYADH (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday to discuss regional security, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe in contact with ousted vice president
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s top general said on Monday talks were planned between President Robert Mugabe and former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose sacking by the 93-year-old leader two weeks ago triggered a coup.
DUP says Northern Ireland will leave EU on same terms as rest of UK
BELFAST (Reuters) – The head of the Democratic Unionist Party said on Monday Northern Ireland would leave the EU on the same terms as the rest of the United Kingdom, rebuffing a suggestion from the bloc that the region remain subject to some of its rul…
Head of Syrian opposition’s HNC resigns: statement
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The head of the Syrian opposition’s High Negotiations Committee (HNC) resigned on Monday, nearly two years after he was picked to chair the Saudi-backed umbrella group that brings together the armed and political opposition to Presid…
Trump declares North Korea state sponsor of terrorism, triggers sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump put North Korea back on a list of state sponsors of terrorism on Monday, a designation that allows the United States to impose more sanctions and risks inflaming tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons an…
Like Zimbabwe, South Africa needs leadership change: ANC official
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) should get President Jacob Zuma to stand down as head of state after a party conference next month because like Zimbabwe the country urgently needs a change of leader, a sen…
Merkel signals readiness for new election after coalition talks collapse
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would prefer a new election to ruling with a minority after talks on forming a three-way coalition failed overnight, but Germany’s president told parties they owed it to voters to try to form a gover…
