Lawless waters test Southeast Asian nations in fight against Islamic State
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Militants, pirates, drug traffickers, gun runners – the waters between Borneo and the southern Philippines have them all, but as an Islamic State faction burst on the scene in recent weeks, this corner of Southeast Asia plumbed ne…
May inches toward deal to stay in power as battle rages over Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May edged closer to clinching a deal to stay in power with the support of Northern Irish kingmakers on Wednesday, but faced a battle over Brexit just days before divorce talks are due to begin.
U.S., Europe seek measures to avert expanded airline laptop ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will meet European officials this week to discuss new security measures that could prevent the U.S. government expanding a ban on laptops beyond flights from ten airports primarily in the …
Despite differing fortunes, UK, French leaders find common ground on security
PARIS (Reuters) – He is the man of the moment after winning the French presidency with ease, while she is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons after gambling away a majority in the British parliament.
Colombia’s FARC rebel weapons handover totals nearly 60 percent
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebel group on Tuesday all but concluded handing over another 30 percent of its weaponry to the United Nations, part of a peace deal signed with the government to end more than 52 years of war.
France’s Macron says new anti-terrorism law to respect public freedoms
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron told the president of the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday that anti-terrorism legislation that he plans to pass this year would respect the rule of law and freedom of speech.
U.S. blames North Korea for hacking spree, says more attacks likely
WASHINGTON/TORONTO (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday issued a rare alert squarely blaming the North Korean government for a raft of cyber attacks stretching back to 2009 and warning that more were likely.
France’s Macron says EU door remains open to UK
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that the door to the European Union remains open to the United Kingdom as long as exit negotiations are not concluded, but it would be difficult to walk back once negotiations start.
EU opens legal case against Warsaw, Budapest and Prague over migration
BRUSSELS/STRASBOURG (Reuters) – The European Commission launched a legal case on Tuesday against Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic for refusing to take in asylum seekers, ratcheting up a bitter feud within the 28-nation bloc about how to deal with…
German arms export approvals down nearly 13 percent 2016: newspaper
BERLIN (Reuters) – German arms export approvals dropped nearly 13 percent to 6.85 billion euros in 2016 and continued to fall in the first four months of 2017, Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing government documents.
