EU’s Barnier paints gloom and doom for post-Brexit Britain
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator told German industry on Wednesday that it was his responsibility to help European companies weather the exit of Britain from the EU, and he warned Britain that its economy had much to lose…
Gunmen kill intelligence officer at Islamabad Shi’ite mosque
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on worshippers at the entrance of a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Wednesday, killing an intelligence officer at the scene, police said.
UK lawmakers condemn Trump for retweeting anti-Muslim videos from far-right party
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday posted anti-Islam videos on Twitter that had originally been published by a leader of a fringe, far-right British party who was convicted earlier this month of abusing a Muslim woma…
Tribal militia kill 43 in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, abduct women, children
JUBA (Reuters) – A tribal militia killed at least 43 people in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, local officials said on Wednesday, extending a spate of tit-for-tat revenge killings.
Sinai carnage presses Egypt to seek new alliance with tribes
NORTH SINAI, Egypt (Reuters) – An attack that killed more than 300 people in North Sinai has prompted Egyptian officials to renew efforts to enlist local tribes whose support will be critical in attempts to defeat Islamic State, security and military s…
Turkey says 80 militants killed in air strike in north Iraq
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s military said on Wednesday that more than 80 militants were killed in an air strike on Monday in northern Iraq, where Turkish jets have frequently targeted PKK fighters.
Qatar builds dairy industry in desert as it defies Arab boycott
UMM AL HAWAYA, Qatar (Reuters) – Deep in the Qatari desert, a herd of cows stands in a vast shed, cooled by fans and jets of mist – each animal a key player in a plan to defy a trade boycott and make the kingdom self-sufficient in milk by next year.
Bosnian-Croat war crimes convict dies after taking ‘poison’ in court: TV
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A Bosnian Croat wartime commander died after swallowing what he said was poison in a U.N. war crimes courtroom on Wednesday after losing an appeal against a 20-year prison sentence, Croatian state TV said.
Iran denies airspace access to Bulgarian PM’s plane en route to Riyadh -minister
SOFIA (Reuters) – Iran has denied access to its airspace to a Bulgarian government jet taking a delegation led by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to Tehran’s regional arch-enemy Saudi Arabia, Sofia’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Venezuela removes U.N. representative Ramirez: sources
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has removed Rafael Ramirez, once a powerful oil minister and president of state oil company PDVSA, from his post as representative to the United Nations in New York, four sources with knowledge of the matter said on Wednes…
