North Korean embassy official in focus at Kim Jong Nam trial
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Three men wanted for the killing of Kim Jong Nam were driven to the murder site in a car bought by a North Korean embassy official, a Malaysian court was told on Wednesday, bringing into focus the embassy’s role in the sensatio…
Saudi Arabia makes further anti-graft arrests: sources
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian authorities have made further arrests in an anti-corruption crackdown on the kingdom’s political and business elite, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Further blow to Britain’s May as aid minister’s future in doubt
LONDON (Reuters) – British aid minister Priti Patel was forced to cut short a foreign trip on Wednesday to answer questions over undisclosed meetings with Israeli officials, posing a new test of Prime Minister Theresa May’s authority as she negotiates …
Palestinians say resumed security coordination with Israel
GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian forces in the occupied West Bank have resumed security coordination with Israel that they suspended in July in protest at its policies on Jerusalem, the Palestinian chief of police said on Wednesday.
EU to sign joint defense pact in show of post-Brexit unity
BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – At least 20 members of the European Union will sign up to a new defense pact next week, heavily promoted by France and Germany, to fund and develop joint military hardware in a show of unity following Britain’s decision to q…
Future in doubt, British aid minister deals further blow to May
LONDON (Reuters) – British aid minister Priti Patel’s political future was in doubt on Wednesday over undisclosed meetings she held with Israeli officials, posing a new test of Prime Minister Theresa May’s authority as she negotiates Brexit.
In Pakistan, North Korean diplomat’s alcohol stash raises bootlegging suspicions
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Neighbors say when three men kicked down the doors and burgled the home of a North Korean diplomat in Islamabad last month, it took them more than three hours to lug out their booty: thousands of bottles of Scotch whisky, beer and…
Reform and royal rivalry: milestones in Saudi crown prince’s ascent
(Reuters) – A crackdown on corruption ordered by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince caps a frenetic 2-1/2 years in which he has tried to remodel a conservative kingdom ruled by cautious elderly men into a modern state no longer dependent on oil.
EU, U.S. affirm Lebanon support, diverging from Saudi
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The European Union and the United States on Wednesday reaffirmed support for Lebanon after the resignation of its prime minister, striking a sharp contrast to Saudi Arabia, which accuses Beirut of declaring war because of the Shi’ite…
Russia opposes U.S. draft U.N. resolution on Syria chemical probe extension: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia opposes a draft U.N. resolution to extend the mandate of an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday.
