Airliners collide at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, passengers safe
(Reuters) – Dozens of passengers were evacuated from an aircraft at Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Friday, after a plane under tow struck an arriving jet that was waiting to park, sparking a small fire, the airport authority said.
U.S. official denies that funds for Palestinian refugees frozen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has frozen $125 million in funding for a U.N. agency that provides aid to Palestinian refugees, Axios news site reported on Friday, but a State Department official said no decision had been made on the payment.
North Korea agrees to talk to South after U.S.-South Korea postpone drills
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea agreed on Friday to hold official talks with South Korea next week, the first in more than two years, hours after Washington and Seoul delayed a military exercise amid a standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear and mis…
Iran stages pro-government rallies, cleric urges punishment for protest leaders
ANKARA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of government supporters rallied across Iran on Friday, swearing allegiance to the clerical establishment and accusing arch-enemy the United States of instigating the biggest anti-government protests for nearly a de…
Saudi king orders new allowances to offset rising cost of living
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Saturday ordered a monthly payment of 1,000 riyals ($267) to state employees over the next year in compensation for rising cost of living after the government hiked domestic gas prices and introduced val…
Five heads found on car in Mexico Gulf state of Veracruz
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The heads of five men displayed atop a car were found on Friday in the Gulf state of Veracruz in southeastern Mexico, local authorities said, in the midst of a spike in violence in the country.
U.S. freezes $125 million funds for Palestinian refugees: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has frozen $125 million in funding for a U.N. agency that provides aid to Palestinian refugees, Axios news site reported on Friday, days after President Donald Trump threatened to withhold future aid payments to…
Greece orders Macedonian wiretap suspects’ extradition
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece ordered the extradition on Friday of two Macedonian nationals wanted by Interpol over their alleged involvement in a wiretap scandal that brought down Macedonia’s government in 2015, according to court officials.
Saudi Crown Prince to meet Macron in Paris soon: French TV
PARIS (Reuters) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is to travel to Paris to meet French President Emmanuel Macron at around the end of February or early March, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told French TV CNEWS.
Pakistani minister decries U.S. as ‘friend who always betrays’
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said the United States was behaving towards Pakistan as “a friend who always betrays” after Washington suspended aid and President Donald Trump accused Islamabad of lies and deceit over many ye…
