New Indonesia law to allow jailing of militant returnees
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is set to approve a law allowing authorities to jail for up to 15 years citizens coming home after joining militant groups abroad, lawmakers said on Wednesday.
Spain arrests ‘highly radicalized’ Moroccan with suicide bomb manual
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police arrested a 32-year-old Moroccan in a dawn raid in central Madrid on Tuesday who they said was “highly radicalized” and had a large collection of extreme Islamist material including a manual for suicide bombers, the gov…
Child, three adults feared dead in flooded Greenland village
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Three adults and a child are presumed dead after waves swamped a remote coastal village in northwestern Greenland over the weekend, police said.
Thousands join India’s Modi, hit the mat for International Yoga Day
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – From the deck of an aircraft carrier to the sub-zero temperatures of a Himalayan military outpost, tens of thousands of Indians joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to celebrate the third International Yoga Day.
Iraqi forces advance on Mosul mosque where IS declared caliphate
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Iraqi forces on Wednesday began a push towards the mosque in Mosul where Islamic State declared a self-styled caliphate three years ago, military officials said.
UK minister: talks with Northern Irish DUP may take time, no sticking point
LONDON (Reuters) – There is no one sticking point in talks between British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives and Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party but a deal to support May’s minority government could take some time, her deputy said…
Japan missile defense drill aims to ease concern over North Korean threat
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan opened a missile defense drill to the public on Wednesday, a move it says will reassure the country it is ready to counter any missile attack by neighboring North Korea.
France’s Macron taps newcomers for reshuffle as conservatives split
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron put a group of relative unknowns, some from outside politics, into ministerial roles on Wednesday to replace those that left under a cloud just weeks into his tenure.
Angola shifts tone on Congo, deepening Kabila’s isolation
NAIROBI/KINSHASA (Reuters) – A change of tone in Angola’s relationship with longtime ally Congo has left Congolese President Joseph Kabila more isolated than ever as he clings to power in his vast central African country.
Saudi king empowers young reformer son in succession shake-up
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman made his son next in line to the throne on Wednesday, handing the 31-year-old sweeping powers as the kingdom seeks a radical overhaul of its oil-dependent economy and faces mounting tensions with regional ri…
