Suicide bomber kills at least 50 in northeastern Nigeria
YOLA/BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least 50 people at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria on Tuesday in the biggest mass killing this year in a region facing an insurgency by Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
Germany detains six Syrian suspected of planning attack
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police on Tuesday detained six Syrians suspected of planning an attack using weapons or explosives on behalf of the Islamic State militant group, prosecutors said.
China urges Thailand to find Muslim Uighurs quickly after dramatic cell break
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday it has urged Thailand to “quickly bring to justice” 20 ethnic Uighur Muslims from China who broke out of a Thai detention center through a hole in the wall, using blankets to climb to the ground.
Famine survey warns of thousands dying daily in Yemen if ports stay closed
GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.S.-funded famine survey said on Tuesday that thousands of Yemenis could die daily if a Saudi-led military coalition does not lift its blockade on the country’s key ports.
Iran’s president declares end of Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declared the end of Islamic State on Tuesday while a senior military commander thanked the “thousands of martyrs” killed in operations organized by Iran to defeat the militant group in Syria and Iraq….
Suicide bomber kills at least 15 in northeast Nigeria
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least 15 people at a mosque in the northeast Nigerian town of Mubi on Tuesday, a local government official said.
Merkel aide gives German parties three weeks to find way out of crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s right-hand man, Peter Altmaier, appealed to political parties on Tuesday to decide in the next three weeks whether they can form a stable government and drag Germany out of a political impasse.
Lebanon army chief calls for readiness at Israel border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s army chief urged his soldiers on Tuesday to stand fully ready at the southern border to face the “threats of the Israeli enemy”.
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe told to resign ahead of impeachment proceedings
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe faced the start of an impeachment process on Tuesday and should heed his people’s call to resign, said Emmerson Mnangagwa, the ruling party’s candidate to replace him.
South Korea, Japan welcome U.S. relisting North Korea as sponsor of terrorism
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and Japan on Tuesday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to put North Korea back on a list of state sponsors of terrorism, saying it will ramp up pressure on the reclusive regime to get rid of its nuclear weapons.
