Northern Ireland’s DUP warns of ‘speedy’ return to rule by London
BELFAST (Reuters) – Irish nationalists Sinn Fein must compromise if Northern Ireland is to avoid a “speedy” return to direct rule from London, the head of the Democratic Unionist Party said on Thursday.
Kenya Supreme Court: presidential election invalid, new polls to be held
(Reuters) – The Kenya Supreme Court on Friday declared President Uhuru Kenyatta’s election win invalid due to irregularities committed by the election board and ordered a new election within 60 days.
Vietnam protests over Chinese military drill in South China Sea
BEIJING/HANOI (Reuters) – China urged Vietnam on Friday to take a calm and rational view of its military drills in the South China Sea, after Vietnam expressed opposition, as tension between the neighbors worsens over the disputed strategic waterway.
G4S suspends nine staff at UK migrant center, says to investigate conduct
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – British outsourcer G4S has suspended nine members of staff at an immigration removal center while it investigates a BBC report alleging abuse in the treatment of migrants, the company said on Friday.
Putin warns North Korea situation on verge of ‘large-scale conflict’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday that the standoff between North Korea and the United States was close to spilling into a large-scale conflict and said it was a mistake to try to pressure Pyongyang into halting its nuclear m…
Japanese towns hold drills for natural disasters, and missiles too
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan held annual exercises on Friday to prepare for disasters but this year it was not just the danger of earthquakes and tsunamis that was on the minds of many people – the threat of North Korean missiles also loomed large.
Pope, Orthodox leader make climate change appeal to ‘heal wounded creation’
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis and Orthodox Christian leader Patriarch Bartholomew called on Friday for a collective response from world leaders to climate change, saying the planet was deteriorating and vulnerable people were the first to be af…
Britain cannot be blackmailed by EU over exit bill: minister
TOKYO (Reuters) – British trade minister Liam Fox said on Friday Britain would not be blackmailed into agreeing on the cost of leaving the European Union and urged Brussels to move negotiations on to discuss Britain’s future relationship with the bloc….
Syria’s Assad gives Eid prayers near seized Islamic State pocket
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gave prayers on Friday for Islam’s Eid al-Adha festival in the town of Qara, near an enclave surrendered on Monday by Islamic State fighters.
France says North Korea close to long-range missile capability
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister said on Friday that North Korea would have capability to send long-range ballistic missiles in a few months and urged China to be more active diplomatically to resolve the crisis.
