Philippines anti-narcotics chief warns of drugs war slowdown, needs police
MANILA (Reuters) – The head of the Philippines’ anti-narcotics agency on Friday warned of a reduced intensity in the country’s war on drugs after a removal of police from the campaign, which he hoped would only be temporary as his unit lacked manpower….
Small quake rattles North Korea nuclear testing grounds, not manmade: South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – A small earthquake rattled the area near North Korea’s nuclear testing field but it did not appear to be manmade, South Korea’s weather agency said on Friday, the latest to be observed after the North conducted its sixth and biggest n…
‘Disastrous’ conditions for migrants displaced by Libya clashes, official says
GHARYAN, Libya (Reuters) – Thousands of migrants displaced by fighting on Libya’s northwestern coast are in urgent need of medical help, the head of a detention center in the town of Gharyan said on Thursday, describing their situation as “tragic”.
First Turkish military convoy enters Syria’s Idlib
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A first convoy of the military operation that Turkey is carrying out in Syria’s Idlib province crossed into the area late on Thursday, two rebels and a witness said.
Trump lays out new Iran strategy Friday, complicating European ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will lay out a more confrontational strategy toward Iran by the United States on Friday in a speech in which he is likely to strike a blow at an international Iran nuclear deal, complicating U.S. relations…
Italy lower house passes new electoral law, moves on to Senate
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian Chamber of Deputies on Thursday gave its final approval to a contested electoral law that is likely to penalize the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement in next year’s election.
Former leader of Germany’s far-right kicks off new ‘Blue Party’
BERLIN (Reuters) – Frauke Petry, the former co-leader of the far right Alternative for Germany (AfD), will unveil her new “Blue Party” on Friday, promising a “reasonable conservative” agenda that would appeal to a broad base of Germans, she told a news…
EU to offer May hope of post-Brexit talks at summit: draft text
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders could hand Theresa May an olive branch in deadlocked Brexit negotiations next week by launching their own internal preparations for a transition to a new relationship with Britain.
Soccer star Weah leads most counties in Liberia presidential election vote
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Former soccer star George Weah leads in partial presidential election results in 11 of Liberia’s 15 counties, the electoral commission said on Thursday, after a vote meant to bring about the country’s first democratic transfer of p…
Soccer star and VP say heading for victory in Liberian vote
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Soccer star George Weah and Vice-President Joseph Boakai both signaled they were heading for victory in Liberia’s presidential elections, as they waited for early results on Thursday.
