South Sudan commander on trial for rape, murder of aid workers found dead
JUBA (Reuters) – A South Sudanese army commander on trial for his role in an attack on aid workers has been found dead in military custody, an army spokesman said on Friday.
No trade talks but May wins gesture, warm words at EU summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU leaders shunned Theresa May’s summit plea to negotiate a post-Brexit trade deal on Friday but sweetened the pill for the fragile British prime minister with warm words and a gesture toward future talks.
Having nuclear weapons ‘matter of life and death’ for North Korea: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Pyongyang does not plan to hold any talks with Washington about its nuclear program, a senior North Korean diplomat said on Friday, saying that possessing nuclear weapons was a matter of life and death for North Korea, the RIA news a…
Austrian coalition talks set to begin, far right likely partner
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s president gave the green light to conservative leader Sebastian Kurz on Friday to form a government, but Kurz gave little away about his coalition plans, leaving a tie-up with the far right the most likely outcome.
Raqqa to be part of decentralized Syria, say Kurdish-led militia
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Raqqa will be part of a decentralized federal Syria now the city has been freed from Islamic State, the U.S.-backed militias that captured it said on Friday, tying its future to Kurdish-led plans to set up autonomous regions in the n…
Jamaica or bust: Merkel launching crunch German coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday begins the first full round of talks on forming a three-way “Jamaica” coalition that she needs to work or else risk her time in power coming to an end after 12 years.
Russia says continues dialogue with Washington on North Korea, Iran: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow and Washington are continuing a dialogue on North Korea and the future of the international deal on Iran’s nuclear program, RIA news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying on Friday.
Doubts about smoking gun as Duterte lauds China role in rebel killing
MANILA/MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was eager to credit new ally Beijing in the death of militant leader Isnilon Hapilon, saying it was a Chinese rifle that fired the bullet that finished off Islamic State’s…
Spain plans to force Catalonia into January elections: opposition
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government has secured opposition support to dissolve Catalonia’s parliament and hold new elections there in January in an effort to defuse the regional government’s push for independence.
Netanyahu lobbies world powers to stem Iraqi Kurd setbacks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is lobbying world powers to prevent further setbacks to Iraqi Kurds as they lose ground to Baghdad’s army, Israeli officials say.
