One wounded in missile attack on UAE ship off Yemen coast: SPA
DUBAI (Reuters) – Houthi militants attacked a United Arab Emirates ship off the coast of Yemen, wounding one crew member, Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Thursday.
Japan ruling bloc pushes through anti-conspiracy bill despite privacy concerns
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s ruling bloc enacted a law targeting conspiracies to commit terrorism and other serious crimes on Thursday, pushing it through parliament’s upper house despite concerns over civil liberties.
Venezuela opposition condemns ‘vandalism’ in apartment block raids
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition lawmakers on Wednesday said security forces used excessive violence during a raid to capture protesters in a sprawling middle-class apartment complex carried out after officers came under fire.
South Africa’s Public Protector launches probe of influence-peddling in state-owned firms
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Public Protector has launched a new investigation into allegations of influence-peddling and unlawful enrichment by certain officials within three state-owned firms after thousands of emails relating to alleged f…
Romanian ruling party’s pulls backing for cabinet, PM refuses to go
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu refused to resign after his ruling Social Democrat Party (PSD) withdrew its support for his cabinet late on Wednesday, contributing to the political infighting in the European Union’s fastes…
Syrians say militants shoot escapees, air strikes kill civilians as Raqqa battle intensifies
AIN ISSA, Syria (Reuters) – Islamic State militants in Raqqa are passing themselves off as civilians to try to avoid intensifying air strikes and shooting anyone caught trying to escape their Syrian bastion as U.S.-backed coalition forces close in, wit…
Merkel pledges German development aid increase if wins election
MESEBERG, Germany (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to raise development spending if she wins September’s elections, and has already agreed on the issue with Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble.
Exclusive: U.S., Mexico, Slim charity to work on Central America crime, migration
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The United States, Mexico and three Central American nations will this week unveil plans to work with billionaire Carlos Slim’s charity to tackle crime in Central America and find new ways of slowing migration, according to a dr…
London to open Brexit talks by offering to protect rights of EU citizens in UK: FT
LONDON (Reuters) – The UK’s Brexit minister, David Davis, will open divorce talks in Brussels next week with an offer to allow the three million European Union citizens living in Britain the same rights that they have now, the Financial Times reported …
Urban warfare takes heavy civilian toll in Syria, Iraq, Yemen: ICRC
GENEVA (Reuters) – Urban warfare is taking root in conflicts across the Middle East, with five times more civilians in Syria and Iraq killed in cities than in rural areas over the past three years, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on W…
