UK police arrest man over model kidnapped in Italy
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Wednesday they had arrested the brother of a man suspected of abducting a British model in Milan and threatening to auction her online unless a ransom was paid.
With a wary eye on Iran, Saudi and Iraqi leaders draw closer
BAGHDAD/DUBAI (Reuters) – It was an unusual meeting: An Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim cleric openly hostile to the United States sat in a palace sipping juice at the invitation of the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, the Sunni kingdom that is Washington’s main all…
Arab fighters struggle to assert role in Raqqa assault
RAQQA, Syria (Reuters) – The inexperienced fighters in an Arab group battling to take Raqqa back from Islamic State are playing a secondary role to hardened Kurdish militia in the campaign for their home city.
China urges India to protect peace after border altercation
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Wednesday urged India to protect the peace and stability of their border after Indian sources said soldiers of the two Asian giants were involved in an altercation in the western Himalayas.
Philippine police kills 32 in drugs war’s bloodiest day
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine police killed 32 people in dozens of anti-drug operations in a province north of the capital, Manila, in the single deadliest day of President Rodrigo Duterte’s unrelenting war on drugs.
Angola’s UNITA open to coalition of opposition parties after election
LUANDA (Reuters) – Angola’s UNITA is willing to form a coalition government with other opposition parties after elections next Wednesday if the ruling MPLA party loses power for the first time since independence in 1975, its presidential candidate said…
UK’s biggest warship HMS Queen Elizabeth sails into home port for first time
Portsmouth (Reuters) – Britain’s most advanced and biggest warship, the 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, berthed for the first time at its home port of Portsmouth on Tuesday.
Trump praises North Korea’s Kim for ‘wise’ decision on Guam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a “wise” decision not to fire missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, which has eased escalating tension between the two countries.
Moscow hopes Iran won’t quit nuclear deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday he hoped that Iran would not quit the agreement Iran reached in 2015 with world powers to curb Tehran’s nuclear work in return for the lifting of most sanctions.
Turkey asks Germany to extradite coup suspect: foreign minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has asked Germany to extradite a theology lecturer suspected of playing a major role in last year’s failed coup, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday.
