Putin says will run as independent candidate for new Kremlin term
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, seeking a new term in office in a March election, said on Thursday he would run as an independent candidate while hoping for support from more than one political party.
Indian Hindu tried to raise money with video of killing of Muslim: police
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A Hindu man in India tried to raise money for a campaign against minority Muslims by issuing an appeal for donations with a video he took and posted online showing him killing a Muslim, police said on Thursday.
Zimbabwe ex-leader Mugabe visits Singapore hospital: sources
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe visited a hospital in Singapore this week apparently for medical checks, his first trip outside his country since he was ousted from office last month, sources in Singapore said on Thursday….
In-flight sexual assaults often unreported; airlines need to step up
SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – When a 17-year-old Bollywood actress took to social media this week alleging she was sexually assaulted on an airplane, she appeared to catch the airline industry off-guard.
After defeat at home, Britain’s May urges EU leaders to move on with Brexit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will urge European Union leaders on Thursday to approve an agreement to move Brexit talks on to a second phase, hours after an embarrassing parliamentary defeat at home that weakens her hand.
Israel closes Gaza border crossings after Palestinian rocket strikes
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel announced the closure of its Gaza border crossings on Thursday in response to daily rocket fire from the enclave over the past week after U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital stoked Pal…
Sweden to raise minimum pension age as retirees live longer
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden will raise the minimum age at which workers can take their state pension over the coming years, a move designed to match an increase in average life spans, the major political parties said on Thursday.
Six months on, London holds memorial for Grenfell fire victims
LONDON (Reuters) – Survivors of a fire that killed 71 people six months ago in the Grenfell Tower social housing block in west London will join firefighters and members of the royal family at a national memorial service at St Paul’s Cathedral on Thursd…
China angered as U.S. considers navy visits to Taiwan
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China accused the United States on Thursday of interfering in its internal affairs and said it had lodged a complaint after U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law an act laying the groundwork for possible U.S. navy visit…
Suicide bomber kills at least 15 at police academy in Somalia’s capital
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A suicide bomber disguised as a policeman blew himself up inside a police training camp in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Thursday and killed at least 15 officers, officials said.
