Suspected U.S. drone strike targets militants in Pakistan, regional official says
PARACHINAR/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suspected U.S. drone strike killed three people in the tribal area of Pakistan near the Afghanistan border on Friday, a senior regional official said, in what Afghan Taliban sources say was an attack targetin…
More than a third of German voters undecided before election, poll shows
BERLIN (Reuters) – Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives has slipped and over a third of Germans are still unsure how they will vote, an opinion poll showed on Friday, fuelling uncertainty about what kind of coalition will emerge from an…
Turkey, Iran and Russia to deploy observers around Syria’s Idlib, Turkey says
ANKARA/ASTANA (Reuters) – Russia, Iran and Turkey have agreed to post observers on the edge of a de-escalation zone in northern Syria’s Idlib region, which is largely controlled by Islamist militants, Turkey’s foreign ministry said on Friday.
French PM says EU-27 not aiming to be tough in Brexit talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said during a visit to Berlin on Friday that lead negotiator Michel Barnier was not being deliberately tough with Britain in Brexit negotiations but simply sticking to a sequencing plan for the …
Knifeman attacks soldier in Paris subway, terrorism probe opened
PARIS (Reuters) – France opened a counter-terrorism inquiry after a man wielding a knife attacked a soldier in a Paris subway station on Friday, the latest incident targeting troops protecting the capital’s transport hubs and tourist sites.
Malaysia identifies victims of religious school fire, amid outrage over safety
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia has identified all 23 people who died in a horrific fire at an Islamic boarding school, an official said on Friday, as calls mounted for tougher regulation after the worst such tragedy in two decades.
Iceland may face new election after governing party quits over ‘breach of trust’
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – One of Iceland’s three coalition parties said on Friday it would quit the government formed just nine months ago, citing a “breach of trust” after the prime minister’s party allegedly tried to cover up a scandal involving his fath…
Merkel’s conservatives lose support before election, poll shows
BERLIN (Reuters) – Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives has slipped and over a third of Germans are still undecided how they will vote in the Sept. 24 election, an opinion poll showed on Friday.
Several hurt in ‘terrorist’ incident on London underground train
LONDON (Reuters) – Several people were injured on Friday after witnesses reported there had been a blast on a packed rush-hour commuter train in London and police said they were treating it as a terrorism incident.
North Korea fires another missile over Japan, deepening regional tension
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan’s northern Hokkaido far out into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, deepening tension after Pyongyang’s recent test of its most powerful nuclea…
