U.N. council to vote on blacklisting more North Koreans: diplomats
UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council will vote on Friday on a U.S. and Chinese proposal to blacklist more North Korean individuals and entities after the country’s repeated ballistic missile launches, diplomats said on T…
Germany will only deport Afghan criminals and those posing a threat
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will now deport to Afghanistan only criminals and people it considers a threat, after a bombing in the Afghan capitol of Kabul killed at least 80 people, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday.
Libya’s U.N.-backed government moves to secure Tripoli’s main airport
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A force operating under Libya’s U.N.-brokered government said on Thursday it was securing Tripoli’s main airport, which has been closed since it was badly damaged in fighting in 2014 and which was controlled by a rival faction until…
U.S. hikes ‘combat power’ in Syria, with eye on Iran-backed militia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Thursday it had bolstered its “combat power” in southern Syria, warning that it viewed Iran-backed fighters in the area as a threat to nearby coalition troops fighting Islamic State.
Charities accuse French police of excessive force toward Calais migrants
LILLE, France (Reuters) – Two French charities accused police on Thursday of using excessive force against migrants and preventing aid groups from distributing meals in Calais, where about 400 people have returned following the dismantling of a camp la…
Exclusive: Cuba warns of human trafficking risk due to frosty U.S. ties
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba and the United States have dramatically reduced the rate of human trafficking since reaching a landmark accord in January but risk losing those gains if the two neighbors fail to resume high-level talks, Cuban Interior Ministry …
Scientists aim to identify remains of Argentine soldiers on Falklands
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Forensic scientists this month will start trying to identify the remains of Argentine soldiers buried in anonymous graves on the Falkland Islands after the country’s 1982 conflict with Britain, the head of the mission said on T…
Gunman torches Philippine casino, killing dozens in panic
MANILA (Reuters) – A gunman stormed a casino in the Philippine capital on Friday, setting gaming tables alight and killing at least 36 people who mostly suffocated in thick smoke, in an attack claimed by Islamic State but which officials insist was a b…
Poland finds other body parts in coffin of president killed in 2010 crash: prosecutors
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish authorities said on Thursday they had found the remains of two other people in the coffin of former president Lech Kaczynski while investigating the plane crash in Russia that killed him and 95 others in 2010.
Macron’s party seen comfortably winning French parliamentary vote: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron’s new party is likely to win an absolute majority in legislative elections next month, an opinion poll said on Thursday.
