Russia’s Putin signs ‘foreign agents’ media law
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law on Saturday new measures allowing authorities to list foreign media outlets as “foreign agents” in response to what Moscow says is unacceptable U.S. pressure on Russian media.
Ousted Zimbabwe finance minister Chombo in court over corruption charges
HARARE (Reuters) – Former Zimbabwe finance minister Ignatius Chombo, among those detained by the military when it seized power before Robert Mugabe resigned, was charged on Saturday with three counts of corruption in offences that allegedly occurred mo…
Russian bombers hit Islamic State targets in Syria: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian long-range bombers hit Islamic State targets in the northeast of Syria on Saturday, Russian news agencies cited the Russian Defense Ministry as saying.
France’s Macron unveils plan to curb violence against women
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday unveiled measures aimed at educating the public and schoolchildren about sexism and violence against women and improving police support for victims.
Pakistani police battle Islamist hardliners near capital
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani police fought running battles with stone-throwing Islamist activists on Saturday as they tried to clear a sit-in by religious hard-liners who have blocked the main routes into Islamabad for more than two weeks.
Germany’s Merkel eyes Social Democrats in bid to form government
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel set her sights on forthcoming talks with the Social Democrats (SPD) as a path to forming a stable government in Germany and rejected new elections after three-way coalition talks collapsed last weekend.
Gunmen in Egypt mosque attack carried Islamic State flag, prosecutor says
CAIRO (Reuters) – Gunmen who attacked a mosque on Friday in Egypt’s North Sinai brandished an Islamic State flag as they opened fire through doorways and windows, killing more than 300 worshippers, including two dozen children, officials said on Saturd…
Lebanon’s Jumblatt calls for Saudi-Iranian discussions
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Top Lebanese Druze politician Walid Jumblatt on Saturday called on Saudi Arabia to enter dialogue with Iran and said that the Kingdom’s modernization plans could not work while Riyadh was engaged in a war in Yemen.
Egypt says attackers had Islamic State flag as mosque death toll rises
CAIRO (Reuters) – Gunmen who attacked a mosque in North Sinai were carrying an Islamic State flag, Egyptian officials said on Saturday as the state news agency reported the death toll had risen to 305, including 27 children.
Chinese police detain teacher in kindergarten abuse inquiry
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing police investigating alleged child abuse at a kindergarten run by RYB Education Inc said on Saturday they had detained a teacher, in the latest scandal to hit China’s booming childcare industry.
