Nigerian air force deploys aircraft to restive southeast
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s air force on Tuesday said it was deploying aircraft to the southeast of the country where unrest related to a campaign for secession has escalated in an area formerly known as Biafra.
Hurricane Maria bears down on St. Croix, Puerto Rico after trashing Dominica
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Hurricane Maria, the second maximum-strength storm to hit the Caribbean this month, killed at least one person in Guadeloupe and menacingly neared the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday after devastating the tin…
At U.N., Trump’s tough talk opens door for Macron’s diplomacy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron cast himself as the antithesis of Donald Trump at the United Nations on Tuesday, a position that could enable him to play the honest broker in international conflicts.
Leaders clash at U.N. over Iran’s regional activism, nuclear deal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Western leaders clashed on Tuesday over how to stop what they view as destabilizing behavior by Iran as the United States and Israel denounced an international nuclear accord with Tehran while France defended it.
Suu Kyi silence on Myanmar ethnic cleansing charge draws cool response
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday condemned rights abuses in Rakhine state and said violators would be punished, but she did not address U.N. accusations of ethnic cleansing, drawing cool internati…
Dozens dead as major earthquake strikes near Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A major earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 60 people in several states, toppling buildings in the heavily populated capital and forcing thousands of people into the streets in panic.
Qatar emir again urges dialogue, Trump says dispute to be resolved quickly
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Tuesday renewed a call for “unconditional dialogue” to end a crisis pitting Qatar against four Arab states while U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected the dispute to be r…
If threatened, U.S. will ‘totally destroy’ North Korea, Trump vows
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his standoff with North Korea over its nuclear challenge on Tuesday, threatening to “totally destroy” the country of 26 million people and mocking its leader, Kim Jong Un, as a “rocket ma…
British police arrest third man in London tube attack investigation
(Reuters) – British police said on Tuesday they made a third arrest linked to Friday’s tube attack in Parsons Green, London, that injured 30 people.
Major earthquake hits near Mexico City, at least four dead
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A major earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least four people and trapping more in buildings that had collapsed or caught fire, officials said.
