Irish PM says to address his future as leader next week: sources
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny told his Fine Gael party on Wednesday that he would deal with his leadership next week, when he is widely expected to announce his resignation, two sources present at the meeting told Reuters.
U.S.-backed Syria militias say Tabqa, dam captured from Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Syrian militias said they fully seized the town of Tabqa and Syria’s largest dam from Islamic State on Wednesday, a major objective as they prepare to launch an assault on Raqqa, the jihadists’ biggest urban stronghold.
Tunisian vendor sets himself on fire, sparking clashes with police: residents
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police fired tear gas to break up rioting by hundreds of protesters who took to the streets after a fruit seller set himself on fire when police stopped him working, local residents said.
Brazil ex-president Lula appears in court to face graft charges
CURITIBA, Brazil (Reuters) – Embattled former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva appeared in a federal court on Wednesday to give his first direct testimony before a crusading, anti-corruption judge on graft charges he dismisses as a politic…
South Sudan’s sacked army chief quits Juba, raising concern amid civil war
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s sacked former army chief Paul Malong has left the capital Juba for his home state, its defense minister said, raising concerns over his next move as a civil war drags on.
Iran’s Supreme Leader warns against disrupting presidential vote
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Wednesday that any attempts to disrupt the presidential election on May 19 would be dealt with harshly.
Trump meets Russia foreign minister amid Comey controversy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia’s top diplomat met President Donald Trump on Wednesday and praised the U.S. administration as problem solvers, just as the White House drew criticism over the firing of the FBI director who was leading a probe into Moscow’…
G7 seen urging Trump to stick with climate pact at summit
OSLO/PARIS (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will face pressure from other Group of Seven leaders at a summit this month to keep the United States in a global agreement to combat climate change after he put off a decision on whether to quit the pact.
Families pour out of Mosul as Iraqi troops push into last militant-held areas
HAMMAM AL-ALIL CAMP, Iraq (Reuters) – Thousands more people are fleeing Mosul every day since Iraqi troops began their push into the last Islamic State-held areas of the city last week, with food and water running out and the fighting killing increasin…
Monitor says air strikes kill 11 people north of Syria’s Raqqa
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes killed at least 11 people, including four children, in a village north of the Syrian city of Raqqa overnight, a war monitoring group said on Wednesday.
