Zimbabwe’s Mugabe: Beware of death on road to presidency
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday said the route to leadership was long and full of “pitfalls and death”, as he accused his fired deputy and former protege of showing impatience in his bid to succeed him.
In message to Russia, Western powers demand U.N. extend Syria toxic gas inquiry
PARIS (Reuters) – Major Western powers appeared ready for a showdown with Russia at the U.N. Security Council after demanding on Wednesday the renewal of he mandate of an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria.
Syrian army starts assault on last IS stronghold
BEIRUT/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Syria’s army and its allies began an assault on the largest remaining stronghold of Islamic State in Syria and Iraq on Wednesday, pro-Damascus media said, signaling the imminent fall of the militant group’s self-proclaimed ca…
France, Britain, U.S, Germany demand U.N. extend mandate on Syria chemical probe
PARIS (Reuters) – France, Britain, the U.S. and Germany called on the U.N. Security Council to renew the mandate of an international inquiry into chemical weapons’ attacks in Syria, and urged for a strong signal to ensure those responsible were held ac…
Trump administration tightens sanctions against Cuba
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government announced new restrictions against Cuba on Wednesday, tightening sanctions as part of President Donald Trump’s pledge to roll back his Democratic predecessor’s move toward warmer ties with Havana.
Shifting sands: What is changing in Saudi Arabia?
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered a crackdown on corruption, the latest in a wave of frenetic changes in the kingdom over the past 2-1/2 years. Prince Mohammed says he is determined to remodel his conservative country into a modern state no longer dependent on oil.
Spain’s constitutional court annuls Catalan declaration of independence
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Constitutional Court officially annulled the Catalan parliament’s Oct. 27 unilateral declaration of independence on Wednesday, a widely expected ruling after the move was suspended by the court.
Syrian army encircles last IS stronghold: al-Manar
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s army and its allies have surrounded and started to enter Albu Kamal, the largest town Islamic State still holds in Syria and Iraq, the pro-Hezbollah al-Manar television reported on Wednesday.
‘Is this the Trump we know?’ South Koreans wax sanguine after Trump visit
SEOUL (Reuters) – By the time Donald Trump departed Seoul on Wednesday, the sometimes bellicose American president seemed to have mollified South Koreans who had been bracing for more confrontational rhetoric over North Korea, trade, and defense spendi…
Saudi Arabia makes fresh arrests in anti-graft crackdown: sources
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian authorities have made further arrests and frozen more bank accounts in an expanding anti-corruption crackdown on the kingdom’s political and business elite, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday
