Indonesia fireworks factory blast death toll at 47: police
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The number of deaths has risen to 47 from Thursday’s blast at a fireworks factory on the outskirts of Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta, with 46 injured, police spokesman Argo Yuwono told Metro Television.
Catalan head Puigdemont set to call regional election: media
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonian president Carles Puigdemont is set to call a snap regional election for Dec. 20, local media said on Friday, a move that could help break a one-month deadlock between the Madrid government and Catalan separatists seeking i…
Syrian army captures Islamic State position, eyes final stronghold
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army and its allies seized an oil pumping station in eastern Syria from Islamic State, paving the way for an advance towards the jihadists’ last remaining Syrian stronghold, a Hezbollah-run news service reported on Thursda…
UK parliament expected to vote on Brexit deal by late 2018 or early 2019: Davis
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s parliament will vote on whether to accept the government’s deal on exiting the European Union by December 2018 or January 2019 if negotiations with Brussels progress as anticipated, Brexit minister David Davis said on Thurs…
‘Heavyweight agenda’ exposes divisions in German coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Parties holding coalition talks in Germany faced an early test of their willingness to compromise on Thursday, with politicians from all three camps signaling that deals on immigration and climate policy would be tough to reach.
China says defense ties inject ‘positive energy’ into U.S. relations
BEIJING (Reuters) – Military relations between China and the United States are a positive force in ties, and China wants to deepen mutual trust and cooperation, China’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday ahead of a visit to Beijing by U.S. President Don…
Fugitives in Kim Jong Nam killing changed clothes at airport, witness says
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Four men suspected of killing the North Korean leader’s half-brother at a Malaysian airport changed their clothes and appearance to escape detection, a police witness said on Thursday.
Shooting, tear gas, bonfires mar Kenya election re-run
KISUMU, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyan opposition supporters clashed with police and threw up burning barricades in pockets of the country on Thursday, seeking to derail an election rerun likely to return Uhuru Kenyatta as president of East Africa’s economic…
Israel willing to resort to military action to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons: minister
TOKYO (Reuters) – Israel is willing to resort to military action to ensure Iran never acquires nuclear weapons, the intelligence minister said on Thursday in Japan where he is seeking backing for U.S. President Donald Trump’s tougher line on Tehran.
Ukrainian lawmaker blames Russia for deadly Kiev blast
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian lawmaker wounded in an explosion in Kiev that killed two people blamed Russia on Thursday for the blast that Ukrainian officials called an act of terrorism.
