Palestinians say they won’t be blackmailed by U.S. move to close PLO office
RAMALLAH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Palestinian officials expressed surprise on Saturday at a U.S. decision to close the Palestine Liberation Organization office in Washington unless the group enters peace negotiations with Israel, and said they would not …
Party set to sack Mugabe, Zimbabweans celebrate expected downfall
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ruling party will dismiss President Robert Mugabe on Sunday and reinstate Emmerson Mnangagwa, the vice-president he fired, two party sources told Reuters on Saturday, as ecstatic crowds celebrated the expected downfall.
Party set to sack Mugabe, sources say, as Zimbabweans march on residence
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party will meet on Sunday to dismiss President Robert Mugabe and reinstate the vice-president he dismissed, Emmerson Mnangagwa, two party sources told Reuters on Saturday.
Powerful winds and waves hinder search for Argentine submarine
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Whipping winds and 20-foot waves in the South Atlantic continued to hinder a frantic search for an Argentine submarine with 44 crew members on board, the navy said on Saturday, as authorities readied a mission to comb the sea f…
Party set to sack Mugabe, sources say, as protesters march on his residence
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party will meet on Sunday to dismiss President Robert Mugabe and reinstate the vice-president he dismissed, Emmerson Mnangagwa, two party sources told Reuters on Saturday.
China wants Bangladesh, Myanmar to solve Rohingya crisis bilaterally
DHAKA (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday urged Bangladesh and Myanmar resolve the Rohingya crisis through bilateral negotiations instead of an international initiative.
After Macron meeting, Hariri says will clarify position in Lebanon
PARIS (Reuters) – Saad al-Hariri, who resigned as Lebanon’s prime minister this month while in Saudi Arabia, said on Saturday he would clarify his position when he returns to Beirut next week.
Zimbabwe protesters begin marching towards Mugabe residence
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabweans celebrating the expected fall of President Robert Mugabe marched towards his residence in the capital Harare on Saturday, live television pictures showed, as the country prepared to oust its leader of the last 37 years.
Turkey’s Erdogan rebuffs NATO apology over ‘enemy poster’
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday batted back an apology from the NATO military alliance after his name appeared on an “enemy poster” at a drill, saying such disrespectful behavior could not be so easily forgiven.
German parties regroup for last-ditch coalition push
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s three would-be coalition partners went deep into overtime in talks on Saturday as they sought enough common ground in climate and migration policy to form a government and stave off the prospect of a repeat election.
