Macron, cast as out of touch, says “not aloof”
BERLIN (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron, accused by critics of being out of touch with ordinary people, denied in an interview with a German magazine he was aloof, saying that he was merely trying to stamp out cronyism between politicians a…
South Africa’s ANC needs to put an end to scandals: official
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) needs to put an end to scandals that are tarnishing its image, an ANC official said, after a court ruling that paved the way for President Jacob Zuma to face nearly 800 coun…
At least four dead in plane crash in Ivory Coast: witness
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – At least four people were killed on Saturday when a propeller-engine cargo plane crashed in the sea near the international airport in Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjan, a Reuters witness said.
Iran was behind cyber attack on British lawmakers in June: The Times
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran carried out a cyber attack on British lawmakers earlier this year, The Times newspaper reported on Saturday, citing an intelligence assessment of the incident.
Canadian says child killed, U.S. wife raped during Afghan kidnapping
OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) – A U.S.-Canadian couple freed in Pakistan this week, nearly five years after being abducted in Afghanistan, returned to Canada on Friday where the husband said one of his children had been murdered and his wife had been raped….
Islamic State faces imminent Raqqa defeat, Syrian YPG says
AIN ISSA, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State is on the verge of defeat in Syria’s Raqqa and the city may finally be cleared of the jihadists on Saturday or Sunday, the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia told Reuters on Saturday.
Southern Yemen leader sees independence referendum soon
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s former Aden governor, who has declared a council that seeks secession for southern Yemen, said late on Friday a referendum on independence would be announced soon.
Turkey arrests four people over explosion at Tupras refinery: Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities arrested four people over Wednesday’s explosion in a storage tank at a Tupras refinery which killed four people, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Saturday.
Activists say dozens of busses enter Syria’s Raqqa as battle with IS nears end
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Dozens of busses entered Syria’s Islamic State-held Raqqa city overnight, an activist group with sources in Raqqa said on Saturday.
Magnitude 5.4 quake rumbles southern Mexico, no reports of damage
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A 5.4 magnitude quake struck southern Mexico on Friday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
