U.S. officials discussing withholding some aid to Egypt over NGO law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials are discussing whether to withhold a portion of U.S. assistance to Egypt to protest Egyptian passage of a law that imposes restrictions on non-governmental organizations, a senior administration official said on We…
UK’s Prince William steps down from ambulance job to become full-time royal
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William will give up his day job on Thursday when he completes his last shift as an air ambulance pilot before focusing full-time on his royal duties.
U.N.’s Guterres concerned about risk of escalating violence in Jerusalem
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday he is concerned about the risk of violence escalating in the Old City of Jerusalem, where recent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians have been the bloodiest in years.
Israeli lawmakers vote to set high bar for ceding parts of Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament on Wednesday passed the first of three votes needed to enact legislation that would set an extra-high threshold for any future vote on ceding parts of Jerusalem to the Palestinians.
EU court keeps Hamas on terrorism list, removes Tamil Tigers
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union’s top court kept Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on the EU terrorism blacklist on Wednesday and removed Sri Lankan separatist rebels, the Tamil Tigers.
Canadian military tweets welcome as Trump bans transgender personnel
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s military took to Twitter to welcome recruits from all gender identities on Wednesday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would ban transgender people from the U.S. military.
Germany says no indications Mali copter crash caused by attack
BERLIN (Reuters) – There is no indication any outside forces were involved in the military helicopter crash in Mali in which two German peacekeepers were killed on a U.N. mission on Wednesday, a German military officer said.
Kidnapped Pakistani diplomatic staff recovered in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Afghan security forces on Wednesday recovered two Pakistani diplomatic officials who were kidnapped in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangahar, Pakistan’s foreign ministry said.
Hezbollah says nearing victory in battle at Lebanon-Syria border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Wednesday that the group was close to defeating Nusra Front militants in the battle along the Syrian-Lebanese border.
Egypt sets up national council to fight terrorism
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt established a national council for combating terrorism on Wednesday, giving it broad authority to set policies aimed at “fighting extremism,” a presidential decree stated.
