NATO assessing request for more troops to Afghanistan
LONDON (Reuters) – NATO is assessing a request from the alliance’s military authorities to send more troops to Afghanistan and will make a decision on the scale and scope of the mission within weeks, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday…
After Macron win, France’s main parties fret over parliament elections
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Socialist Party and the wider political Left splintered on Wednesday as centrist Emmanuel Macron’s presidential victory triggered power-struggles between moderates and hardliners ahead of June parliamentary elections.
Jailing of Jakarta’s Christian governor reverberates across Indonesia
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Hundreds of supporters of Jakarta’s Christian governor sang patriotic songs outside the Indonesian capital’s City Hall on Wednesday to protest his imprisonment for blasphemy after a trial that drew concerns over rising religious int…
Thousands flee Congo conflict, swelling villages over border in Angola
LUANDA (Reuters) – Thousands of people have fled fighting in Democratic Republic of Congo over the past month and sought refuge in neighboring Angola, a provincial governor said, an exodus that is straining resources in villages along the border.
Philippines’ Duterte says cannot scrap mining law
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday the government cannot scrap an existing mining law but added that he wants to implement stricter measures.
Turkey warns U.S. of blowback from decision to arm Kurdish fighters in Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey warned the United States on Wednesday that a decision to arm Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State in Syria could end up hurting Washington, and accused its NATO ally of siding with terrorists.
China most-wanted suspect gets ‘home detention’ in New Zealand
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A Chinese-born New Zealand citizen on China’s most-wanted list was sentenced to five months home detention for money laundering on Wednesday after years of investigation by police from both countries.
Merkel’s conservatives could govern with Greens, FDP-German poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives could form a three-way coalition with the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) and the pro-environment Greens after a September parliamentary election, a poll released by the Forsa Institute on Wednes…
China says Taiwan health not at risk by absence from U.N. meeting
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese government said on Wednesday that the health of people in Taiwan is not being put at risk by Taiwan’s inability to attend a U.N. health meeting this year as there is no barrier to technical or medical exchanges and aid.
Trump to meet Russian foreign minister Lavrov on Wednesday: senior U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the White House on Wednesday to discuss Syria and a wide range of international issues, a senior U.S. official said.
