Maldives supreme court judge ill-treated in prison: ex-president
MALE/COLOMBO (Reuters) – The exiled former president of the Maldives accused authorities on Wednesday of mistreating a supreme court judge thrown into prison following the imposition of a state of emergency in the Indian Ocean island nation.
Curbing migration post-Brexit would be ‘catastrophic’ for Scotland: report
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Curbing migration after Britain leaves the European Union would be “catastrophic” for Scotland’s economy, the devolved Scottish government said on Wednesday.
Libyan commander wanted by ICC ‘hands himself in’ to military police: source
TRIPOLI, Libya (Reuters) – A Libyan commander sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the alleged summary execution of dozens of people has handed himself in to the military police in eastern Libya, a military source said on Wednesday.
Turkish court jails 64 for life over 2016 coup attempt: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced 64 military academy officers and trainees to life in prison for involvement in a failed military coup in 2016, the state-run Anadolu news agency said.
Al Qaeda trying to regroup in Tunisia after Islamic State setbacks: sources
TUNIS/ALGIERS (Reuters) – The killing of a senior Algerian militant by special forces soon after he slipped into Tunisia has raised concern that al Qaeda is trying to regroup in the North African state as rival Islamic State has suffered major setbacks…
EU leaders to host Turkey’s Erdogan, the estranged uncle they can’t shut out
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders are so discomfited by their relationship with Turkey these days that they relegated their summit next month to Varna, a Bulgarian Black Sea port, rather than hold it in Brussels.
Lebanon says will prevent Israel from building border wall
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Higher Defence Council gave orders on Wednesday to prevent Israel from building a border wall on Lebanese land, amid rising tensions over land and maritime boundaries.
Smugglers holding migrants feared drowned in Libya shipwreck: official
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – About 20 people feared to have drowned on a boat that sank off Libya late last week were brought back to shore by smugglers and are being held at an unknown location, an embassy official said on Wednesday.
Russian envoy says Israeli bill on Ukraine’s Stalin-era deaths a ‘wrong step’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Russian diplomat cautioned Israel on Wednesday over a proposed law that would formally recognize the deaths of millions of Ukrainians under Soviet rule as a genocide.
U.S. vows new North Korea sanctions ahead of Olympics face-off
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence vowed tough new sanctions against North Korea and called it the world’s most tyrannical regime on Wednesday, two days before he is due to attend the winter Olympics, along with two of the North’s m…
