U.N. to move 10,000 migrants from Libya in 2018
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The United Nations plans to move up to 10,000 illegal migrants from Libya next year, a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday, in a bid to relieve the plight of thousands stranded in deteriorating conditions in detention centers there…
Saudi Arabia says it intercepts Houthi missile fired toward Riyadh, no reported damage
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi air defenses intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the capital Riyadh on Tuesday but there were no reports of casualties, the Saudi-led coalition said, the latest in a series of attacks by an Iran-aligned group in Yemen…
UK counter-terrorism police arrest four, send in bomb disposal team
LONDON (Reuters) – An army bomb disposal team was sent to a house in northern England after police arrested four men on Tuesday on suspicion of planning acts of terrorism.
Indonesia labels calls for U.S. boycott over Jerusalem move ‘misguided’
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s vice president said on Tuesday that calls for a boycott of U.S. goods over President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel were misguided – not least because of the country’s reliance on…
Ramaphosa’s ANC election win lifts South African banks
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African banking stocks rallied on Tuesday, buoyed by optimism that the newly elected leader of the ruling African National Congress will push through policies aimed at putting the economy on a stronger footing.
Saudi-led coalition says intercepts ballistic missile over Riyadh: al-Arabiya TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi air defences on Tuesday intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the Saudi capital Riyadh, Saudi-owned channel al-Arabiya reported in a news flash quoting a Saudi-led military coalition.
Argentina Congress passes pension reform after protests, clashes
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s Congress passed a reform to the pension system early on Tuesday, after days of demonstrations by the bill’s opponents and violent clashes between protesters and police gripped the South American country.
Kremlin dismisses Trump’s ‘imperialist’ security strategy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy as imperialist on Tuesday, but welcomed Washington’s willingness to cooperate in some areas.
Saudi-led air strikes kill 136 civilians in Yemen: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Air strikes by the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen have killed at least 136 civilians and non-combatants since December 6, U.N. human rights spokesman Rupert Colville told a regular U.N. briefing on Tuesday.
Japan, South Korea urge China to do more to halt North Korea’s weapons programs
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. allies Japan and South Korea urged China to do more to get North Korea to end its nuclear and missile programmes, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Tuesday amid a tense standoff between North Korea and the United States…
