Pakistan bans charities linked to U.N.-designated ‘terrorist’: official
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has banned two charities linked to Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed, an official said on Wednesday, in a move against the U.N.-designated “terrorist” who the United States says was behind an attack on Mumbai in 2008 that kille…
Tillerson says U.S. Mideast peace plan ‘fairly well advanced’
AMMAN (Reuters) – The United States’s work on a new Middle East peace plan is “fairly well advanced”, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday, though he provided no details on an initiative which comes amid deep Palestinian scepticism about …
After bribery allegations, Netanyahu’s government stable – for now
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Key coalition partners said on Wednesday they would stick with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for now, pending a decision by the attorney general whether to indict him for bribery as recommended by police.
Man dies after vehicles collide at London’s Heathrow Airport
LONDON (Reuters) – A man died after two vehicles collided on the airfield at London’s Heathrow Airport, Europe’s biggest hub, police said on Wednesday.
Former Georgian President Saakashvili in Netherlands: ANP
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is in the Netherlands, following his expulsion from Ukraine earlier this week, Dutch news agency ANP reported on Wednesday.
Hungary submits anti-immigration ‘Stop Soros’ bill to parliament
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s nationalist government introduced legislation that would empower the interior minister to ban non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that support migration and pose a “national security risk”.
Truck packed with migrants crashes in Libya, killing at least 19
BANI WALID, Libya (Reuters) – A truck packed with Eritrean and Somali migrants crashed near the Libyan town of Bani Walid early on Wednesday, leaving at least 19 dead and nearly 80 injured, officials said.
U.S. Mideast peace plan fairly well advanced, Tillerson says
AMMAN (Reuters) – The United States has a fairly well advanced Middle East peace plan that has been under development for a number of months, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday during a visit to Jordan.
UK staying subject to EU laws would be intolerable: Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister Boris Johnson will say on Wednesday that it would be “intolerable” and “undemocratic” if the country has to follow European Union rules and regulations after Brexit, showing little sign he will give ground on…
Maldives tries to fight off travel alerts as tourists stay away
MALE (Reuters) – Tourists have been cancelling hundreds of hotel bookings in Maldives every day since the imposition of a state of emergency last week, tour operators say, despite government assurances things are normal in the resort islands, far from …
