Eighteen semi trucks set on fire in southern Chile
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Eighteen semi trucks used to transport food were set on fire in a parking lot in the southern Chilean city of Temuco on Saturday, local authorities said.
Israeli forces shoot dead a Palestinian wielding knife
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teen wielding a knife on Saturday in the occupied West Bank, police said.
At least one dead, five burned in eastern Mexico pipeline explosion
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least one person died and five others suffered burns after a pipeline exploded during an illegal tap in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, state-owned oil company Pemex and state emergency services said on Saturday.
Armed group in Uganda briefly abduct South Sudanese rebel, he says
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Armed civilians briefly abducted a South Sudanese rebel spokesman in Uganda and told him to stop talking to the media, two rebel officials said on Saturday.
German critic of Turkey’s Erdogan arrested in Spain
BERLIN (Reuters) – German-Turkish author Dogan Akhanli was arrested in Spain on Saturday after Turkey issued an Interpol warrant for the writer, a critic of the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Der Spiegel magazine reported.
Activists protest in Germany against neo-Nazi vigil for Hitler ally
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Indian train derails, injuring at least 20: police
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian train derailed in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, wounding at least 20 people, a police official said.
Venezuela ‘congress in resistance’ rejects new super-assembly
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition-controlled congress on Saturday rejected the self-proclaimed lawmaking authority of a new legislative body elected last month at the behest of President Nicolas Maduro, widening the political divide in the cri…
Zimbabwe’s Grace Mugabe absent from regional summit after assault allegation
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe did not make an expected appearance at a summit of regional leaders in South Africa on Saturday, following allegations of assault against her by a 20-year-old model.
Pentagon’s Mattis again seeks to reassure U.S. allies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Jim Mattis travels to the Middle East and eastern Europe next week to play the increasingly familiar role of reassuring allies that the United States is committed to them despite mixed messages from President Do…
