UAE president offers condolences to Iran after deadly attacks
DUBAI (Reuters) – The president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent condolences to his Iranian counterpart after at least 13 people were killed in militant attacks on Iran’s parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini’s mausoleum in Tehran.
Britons vote in election seen strengthening May’s Brexit hand
LONDON (Reuters) – Britons voted on Thursday in a snap election predicted to give Prime Minister Theresa May a larger parliamentary majority, which she hopes will strengthen her hand in looming divorce talks with the European Union.
Japan moves towards first major rape law changes in a century
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan stepped closer to amending its century-old sex crime law on Thursday when parliament’s lower house approved a bill to widen the definition of rape, make prison sentences lengthier and allow prosecution when victims do not press …
Syrian government warplanes strike Islamic State near Raqqa city: state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government warplanes struck Islamic State positions west of Raqqa city on the southern bank of the Euphrates river on Thursday, state media said.
Former South Korean minister jailed over role in Samsung merger: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) – A Seoul court on Thursday sentenced a former South Korean health minister to two and a half years jail for his role in a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment and arrest of former president Park Geun-hye, Yonhap reported.
UK arrests three as footage of London Bridge attack appears online
LONDON (Reuters) – British police investigating the deadly attacks on London Bridge on Saturday said they had arrested three more suspects, as footage of the moment officers shot the assailants dead appeared online.
Iran minister calls Trump’s condolences for attacks ‘repugnant’
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s condolences for deadly attacks in Tehran, calling the U.S. president’s words repugnant.
Australian police to get greater powers to shoot in militant sieges
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Police in Australia’s most populous state will be allowed to shoot suspects in “terrorist related” incidents even if the attacker does not pose an imminent threat, under a proposed law, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said…
Philippines says Islamist fighters on back foot in besieged city
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – The Islamist militants holed up in the southern Philippines town of Marawi have been reduced to a “small resistance” after troops crippled their logistics and some fighters have fled from the battle, military offici…
Nepal bans Polish climber over illegal Everest traverse
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A Polish man has been banned from climbing any mountain in Nepal for 10 years after he made a rare traverse of Mount Everest last month without the correct permit, a Nepali official said on Thursday.
