Eleven killed in clashes in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region, official says
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethnic clashes killed 11 people this week in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region, a regional government official said on Sunday, the latest unrest in a province that was wracked by violence in 2015 and 2016.
UK police rule out terrorism at leisure complex incident
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Sunday they were dealing with an “ongoing incident” at a leisure park in Nuneaton, central England, that was not connected to “any terrorist activity” after reports that a gunman had taken two staff members hos…
Abe to push reform of Japan’s pacifist constitution after election win
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc scored a big win in Sunday’s election, bolstering his chance of becoming the nation’s longest-serving premier and re-energizing his push to revise the pacifist constitution.
UK police dealing with ‘ongoing incident’ at leisure complex, reports of gunman
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Sunday they were dealing with an “ongoing incident” at a leisure park in Nuneaton, central England, telling people to avoid the area.
Mugabe removed as WHO goodwill envoy after outrage
GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been removed as a goodwill ambassador, the World Health Organization said on Sunday, following outrage among Western donors and rights groups at his appointment.
Go home, Tillerson tells Iranian-backed militias in Iraq
RIYADH/DOHA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday it was time for Iranian-backed militias and their Iranian advisers who helped Iraq defeat Islamic State to “go home”, after a rare joint meeting with the leaders of Iraq and S…
Now talk nice: EU script to help May settle Brexit bill
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Diplomatic theatrics at last week’s Brussels summit revealed how European Union leaders will coax Theresa May over the next two months into parting with tens of billions of euros in return for a post-Brexit trade deal.
U.S. senators seek answers on U.S. presence in Niger after ambush
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators said on Sunday the White House has not been forthcoming with details about the military’s presence in Niger after the deaths of four soldiers there earlier this month and they want more answers on U.S. operations in…
Abe to push reform of Japan’s pacifist constitution after ruling bloc election win
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc was headed for a big win in Sunday’s election, bolstering his chance of becoming the nation’s longest serving premier and reenergizing his push to revise the pacifist constitution.
As relations thaw, Saudi Arabia and Iraq pledge cooperation against IS
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Iraq convened a new joint body to coordinate their fight against Islamic State and on rebuilding Iraqi territory wrested from the group, the Saudi King Salman and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said in Riyadh o…
