Bomb threat suspect in Israel offered services on dark web: U.S. authorities
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Israeli teenager accused of a wave of bomb threats against dozens of Jewish community centers advertised his services on a now-shuttered online black market, offering to threaten any school for $30, according to U.S. authorities…
Vietnam wins U.S. defense pledges as tension with China grows
WASHINGTON/HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has won the promise of a visit from a U.S. aircraft carrier and deeper defense cooperation from the United States as strains show with China over the disputed South China Sea.
Father of Dutch Queen dies of cancer: Royal House
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Jorge Zorreguieta, the father of the Netherlands’ Argentine-born queen Maxima, has died in Buenos Aires of cancer at age 89, the Royal House said on Wednesday.
North Korea says seriously considering plan to strike Guam: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Wednesday it is “carefully examining” plans for a missile strike on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump told the North that any threat to the United States would be met …
German helicopter lost rotors before Mali crash: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German military helicopter that crashed while flying a peacekeeping mission in Mali began to break up while in flight, losing its rotor, according to a defense ministry report seen by Reuters.
Brazil president’s lawyers demand removal of top prosecutor
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Lawyers defending Brazilian President Michel Temer against corruption allegations asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to remove the prosecutor general from the investigation, arguing he is no longer fit to lead it.
Canadian officials back in North Korea to discuss imprisoned pastor
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian officials have traveled to North Korea to discuss the case of a Canadian pastor serving a life sentence there, a spokesman for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday.
U.S.-led coalition strikes kill 29 civilians in Syria: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Airstrikes by a U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State killed at least 29 civilians including 14 children in 24 hours in the jihadists’ Syrian capital of Raqqa, a war monitor said late on Tuesday.
Belgian bomb squad find no explosives after Brussels scare
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian bomb squad found no explosives after a man who claimed to be carrying a bomb in his car was stopped by police, Brussels prosecutors said on Tuesday, adding there was no evidence he was plotting an attack.
Russia reacts to White House soap opera with a shrug
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The soap opera of White House personnel changes, intrigue and investigations has alarmed a part of the American public and shocked some foreign governments, yet Russian officials have found their own way of responding.
