U.N. says 300 civilians killed in U.S.-led air strikes in Raqqa since March
GENEVA (Reuters) – Intensified coalition air strikes have killed at least 300 civilians in the Syrian northern city of Raqqa since March, as U.S.-backed forces close in on the stronghold of Islamic State forces, U.N. war crimes investigators said on We…
Talks between UK PM May’s Conservatives and Northern Ireland’s DUP restart: source
LONDON (Reuters) – Talks between Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party and Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives on supporting the British leader’s minority government restarted on Wednesday, a senior Conservative source said.
Turkey seeks detention of 189 lawyers in post-coup probe: media
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities issued detention warrants for 189 lawyers as part of an investigation into followers of a Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating last July’s attempted coup, state-run Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday.
Second body found in collapsed Kenyan building: Red Cross
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A second body has been found in the wreckage of a collapsed residential building in Kenya’s capital, the Red Cross said.
Qatar withdraws troops from Djibouti-Eritrea border mission
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar has withdrawn its troops from the border between Djibouti and Eritrea, where the Gulf state has been acting as mediator in a border dispute, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Earthquake measuring 7 magnitude strikes off Mexico southwest coast: Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
(Reuters) – An undersea earthquake measuring 7 magnitude struck off Mexico’s southwest Pacific coast on Wednesday, said the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
Britain could stay in EU, but only on poorer terms: Verhofstadt
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – Britain is welcome to change its mind and stay in the European Union, but it should not expect to keep getting its EU budget rebates or complex opt-outs from EU rules, the European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator said on Wednesda…
Revenge for Sinjar: Syrian Kurds free Islamic State slaves
QAMISHLI, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants enslaved Noura Khalaf for three years, dragging her from her small Iraqi village across their territory in Syria. They bought and sold her five times before she was finally freed with her child…
Greek PM hopeful that deal will be reached at Eurogroup meeting
BERLIN (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has said he is optimistic that a deal paving the way for new loans for Greece will be reached at a meeting of euro zone finance ministers on June 15.
Philippines says U.S. troops near besieged Marawi, but not fighting
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – U.S. troops are on the ground near Marawi City in the southern Philippines, but are not involved in fighting Islamist militants who have held parts of the city for more than three weeks, a Philippines military spoke…
