Kiev car bomb kills colonel in Ukrainian military intelligence
KIEV (Reuters) – A colonel in Ukraine’s military intelligence was killed by a car bomb in central Kiev on Tuesday, the defense ministry said, describing the incident as a “terrorist act”.
U.S. eyes arms for YPG fighters in Syria even after Raqqa’s fall
MUNICH (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday left open the possibility of longer-term assistance to Kurdish YPG militia in Syria, saying the U.S. may need to supply them weapons and equipment even after the capture of Raqqa from Isla…
U.N. rights boss criticizes May, Trump and Duterte
GENEVA (Reuters) – The top United Nations human rights official has criticized Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May for her election campaign remarks suggesting that laws could be overturned if they stymied the fight against terrorism.
Hostages in Philippine town forced to fight, loot, become sex slaves: army
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Civilians held hostage by Islamist militants occupying a southern Philippine city have been forced to loot homes, take up arms against government troops and serve as sex slaves for rebel fighters, the army said on T…
Swiss call time out in push on EU ties as Brexit talks begin
ZURICH/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Switzerland’s drive to clinch a sweeping treaty putting its ties with the European Union on firmer footing has run aground as mainstream conservative parties get cold feet ahead of Britain’s divorce talks with the EU.
Explosion heard from ship off the coast of Somalia, official says
BOSASO, Somalia (Reuters) – A huge explosion was heard from a ship off the coast of Somalia’s Puntland region late on Monday and flame was seen rising from what was possibly a foreign naval vessel, an official told Reuters.
Philippines says Duterte ‘alive and well’, amid health rumors
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is alive and well and experiencing no health problems, the government said on Tuesday, amid concerns about his disappearance from the public eye for unusually long periods this month.
Chinese Nobel rights activist Liu Xiaobo’s cancer beyond surgery: wife
BEIJING (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Liu Xiaobo’s liver cancer can not be treated with surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy, Liu’s wife said, as questions increased among his supporters over his treatment by the Chinese authorities.
British Columbia’s NDP introduces motion to topple provincial government
(Reuters) – British Columbia’s New Democrats introduced a non-confidence motion in the Western Canadian province’s government on Monday, setting the stage for the ruling Liberals to be toppled on Thursday after 16 years in power.
U.S. says it saw preparations for possible Syria chemical attack
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – A U.S. warning to Syria’s leadership against staging a chemical weapons attack was based on intelligence about what appeared to be active preparations at a Syrian airfield used for such an attack in April, U.S. officials s…
