Catalonia asks Spain’s PM, king for dialogue on independence vote
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonia’s governor and the mayor of its biggest city Barcelona have appealed to Spain’s premier and king for dialogue to resolve an increasingly bitter tussle over a planned vote on regional independence, a letter showed on Friday….
Pakistan’s top court rejects challenges to removal of ex-PM Sharif
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday rejected petitions seeking a review of its July 28 ruling that disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office, upholding a verdict likely to influence the next general election, due in mid-…
Pacific nations crack down on North Korean ships as Fiji probes more than 20 vessels
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – South Pacific island nations are scouring shipping records for vessels with links to North Korea after Fiji said it had identified 20 falsely flagged ships it suspects the isolated regime is using to evade United Nations sanction…
UK police investigate reports of blast on London underground train
LONDON (Reuters) – Heavily armed police rushed to an incident at a London underground station on Friday with local media reporting there had been an explosion on a train.
Ukraine’s Poroshenko says anti-corruption chamber more feasible in short-term
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday said he hoped an anti-corruption chamber would be created next month, expressing doubt that an independent court could be established before 2019.
Man arrested after attacking soldier in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – An assailant attacked a soldier on a counter-terrorism patrol in Paris on Friday, France’s armed forces minister said, the latest in a series of strikes targeting troops protecting transport hubs and tourist sites.
Myanmar says aid access to conflict area not blocked but security an issue
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar insisted on Friday it was not barring aid workers from Rakhine State, where a counter-insurgency campaign has sparked an exodus of Muslim Rohingya refugees, but said authorities on the ground might restrict access for securit…
Man arrested after attacking Paris patrol soldier: minister
PARIS (Reuters) – A soldier on anti-terrorism patrol in Paris was attacked by a man who was subsequently arrested, France’s armed forces minister said on Friday.
Russia’s Lavrov and U.S. Tillerson discuss Syria: Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a phone call on the Syria crisis with his American counterpart Rex Tillerson, the ministry said in a statement on Friday.
Peru’s Congress ousts cabinet as political crisis deepens
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s opposition-controlled Congress ousted center-right President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s cabinet in a vote of no-confidence early on Friday, pitching the copper-producing Andean country into its worst political crisis in years.
