North Korea could carry out missile test soon: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials said on Tuesday they have seen increased North Korean activity at a site in the western city of Kusong that could be preparations for another missile test within days.
Two more German women identified among group held in Iraq: source
BERLIN (Reuters) – A total of four German citizens are among a group of women who were captured by Iraqi forces in the Iraqi city of Mosul last week, a foreign ministry source said on Tuesday.
U.S. likely to target more Chinese entities over North Korea ‘fairly soon’: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New U.S. sanctions aimed at curbing North Korean’s weapons programs, including measures aimed at Chinese financial institutions, can be expected “fairly soon,” a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Trump pledges U.S. aid to help Lebanon against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Lebanon’s efforts to guard its borders to prevent Islamic State and other militant groups from gaining a foothold inside their country and promised continued American help.
Italy seeks ‘code of conduct’ for charity ships as death toll rises
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian government on Tuesday threatened to shut humanitarian groups that operate migrant rescue ships in the Mediterranean out of the country’s ports if they do not sign a “code of conduct”.
‘Pharma bro’ Shkreli stirs mixed feelings in his ancestral Albanian village
SHKREL, Albania (Reuters) – Dubbed the “most hated man in America” by the U.S. press, pharmaceutical entrepreneur Martin Shkreli has brought both pride and shame to his home village in Albania from which he takes his name.
Zimbabwe parliament restores Mugabe’s authority to name chief justice
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s parliament on Tuesday changed the constitution to give back to President Robert Mugabe sole power to appoint the country’s top three judges, a move the main opposition said could undermine the independence of the judiciary…
Rescued from Islamic State, Yazidi boy longs to rejoin mother in Canada
DUHOK, Iraq (Reuters) – A Yazidi boy rescued from the battlefield in Mosul after three years in Islamic State captivity has asked to be reunited with his mother, who was granted asylum in Canada after escaping from the militants herself.
Libya’s PM, eastern commander commit to ceasefire, election
CELLE-SAINT-CLOUD, France (Reuters) – Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and the divided country’s eastern commander Khalifa Haftar committed to a conditional ceasefire and to work towards holding elections next spring in talks chaired by French Pre…
U.S. says progress with China on North Korea U.N. sanctions, true test is Russia
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States is making progress in talks with North Korean ally China on imposing new United Nations sanctions on Pyongyang over its latest missile test, but Russia’s engagement will be the “true test,” U.S. Ambassador t…
