Philippine troops arrest Marawi militants’ ‘main financier’
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine security forces arrested on Wednesday the main financier and logistics supporter of the pro-Islamic State militants who have for weeks been battling government troops for control of a southern town, the army said.
Tajik police kill four relatives of Islamic State warlord – security sources
DUSHANBE (Reuters) – Tajik police killed four relatives of a former elite police force commander who defected to Islamic State two years ago, two security sources told Reuters on Wednesday, during a raid on a house near the Afghan border.
Kremlin hopes Putin-Trump meeting to establish working dialogue
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow hopes the first face-to-face meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump later this week will establish an effective working dialogue between the two men, the Kremlin said on Wednesda…
Arab states rap ‘negative’ Qatari reply to demands but no new sanctions
CAIRO/LONDON (Reuters) – Four Arab states refrained on Wednesday from slapping further sanctions on Qatar but voiced disappointment at its “negative” response to their demands and said their boycott of the tiny Gulf nation would continue.
Manchester Airport’s Terminal 3 evacuated due to suspect bag
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester Airport said on Wednesday that its Terminal 3 building was being evacuated due to a potential issue with a bag, which was being investigated.
French far-left leader calls day of protest, says Macron drunk on power
PARIS (Reuters) – French far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon called on Wednesday for a nationwide day of protest next week against government plans for spending cuts and pro-business tax and labor reforms.
German police disperse G20 protest with water cannon before summit
HAMBURG (Reuters) – German police used water cannon to disperse around 500 anti-capitalist protesters overnight in the port city of Hamburg where Chancellor Angela Merkel will host leaders of the G20 leading economies in a two-day summit starting on Fr…
Trials over downing of flight MH17 to be held in Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Suspects in the downing of Malaysian airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine in 2014, in which all 298 people aboard were killed, will be tried in a Dutch court and under Dutch law, the Netherlands’ foreign ministry said on Wednes…
Gulf media predict more sanctions on Qatar
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar faces further isolation and possible expulsion from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) if its response to a list of demands made nearly two weeks ago is not satisfactory, state-backed Gulf media said on Wednesday.
Thai lawmakers quit assembly to prepare to run in election
BANGKOK (Reuters) – More than a dozen members of an assembly appointed by Thailand’s junta have resigned to be able to contest elections, one of the first signs of political activity ahead of a poll set tentatively for next year.
