Japan’s PM Abe eyes legacy with proposed change to pacifist constitution
TOKYO (Reuters) – – Japan could hold its first referendum on revising its pacifist constitution next year, a historic step which if successful would cement Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s conservative legacy but risks splitting the public and worrying Chi…
“Enough is enough” PM May says after London attackers kill seven
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain must be tougher in stamping out Islamist extremism after attackers killed at least seven people by ramming a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbing revelers in nearby bars.
Afghan man kills Russian boy in Germany, and is shot dead by police
BERLIN (Reuters) – An Afghan man killed a 5-year-old Russian boy in a home for asylum seekers near Regensburg in southern Germany on Saturday and was then shot dead by police, said German police, who confirmed earlier news media reports.
Banging on empty pots, Venezuelans protest food shortages
CARACAS (Reuters) – Banging empty pots and brandishing signs saying “only the government is growing fatter,” Venezuelan activists in Caracas on Saturday protested food shortages in the crisis-stricken country.
Qatar says six of its soldiers wounded on Saudi-Yemeni border
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar said on Saturday that six of its soldiers were wounded on the Saudi border with Yemen while serving in a Saudi-led military coalition fighting against the Iran-aligned Houthi group.
Rebellion in prison for teens in Brazil leaves seven dead: report
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A riot at a youth prison in northeastern Brazil has left seven inmates dead, Globo television said on Saturday, citing local authorities.
Civilians killed while fleeing Islamic State in Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The bodies of dozens of civilians killed in the past two days while fleeing an Islamic State-held neighborhood in Mosul lay on Saturday in a street close to the frontline with Iraqi armed forces, a Reuters TV crew reported.
Germany’s Gabriel looking to normalize Ankara ties on Turkey trip
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Saturday he wants to use to a trip to Turkey on Monday to try to “normalize” relations with Ankara after a series of rows with the NATO partner.
Residents shield Christians in bold exodus from Philippines city
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – More than 160 civilians walked out of the besieged Philippines city of Marawi just after dawn on Saturday, deceiving Islamist fighters they encountered by hiding the identity of the many Christians among them.
Deadly blasts hit funeral mourners after protests in Afghan capital
KABUL (Reuters) – A series of blasts in Kabul on Saturday killed at least 19 people at a funeral for one of the victims of clashes between police and protesters a day before.
