Iran, Saudi Arabia to exchange diplomatic visits: Iranian foreign minister
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran and Saudi Arabia will exchange diplomatic visits soon, Tehran said on Wednesday, indicating a possible thaw in relations between the regional rivals since they severed diplomatic ties last year.
France backs Trump pledge to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan
PARIS (Reuters) – France on Wednesday backed a commitment by U.S. President Donald Trump to maintain a military presence in Afghanistan.
Spain to review police response to Barcelona attack amid questions
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Regional police in Spain may have missed an opportunity to uncover a militant plot ahead of last week’s deadly Barcelona attack due to procedural errors and a lack of communication among investigators, two police sources and two i…
Philippine leader tells police to kill only if necessary in war on drugs
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday backed police on the front lines of a war on drugs that he said would not cease, but warned officers their duty was to arrest suspects and kill only if their lives were in danger.
Being ‘constructive’, Britain outlines ways to end EU court supremacy
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will “engage constructively” with the EU to find an agreement on the future role of the European Court of Justice, but the rights of citizens in the country will be protected by British courts, a government paper said on Wedn…
Air strikes near Houthi checkpoint kill at least 35 in Yemen
DUBAI (Reuters) – At least 35 people were killed in air strikes that hit a hotel near a Houthi-controled outpost outside the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, a medic said, and a Saudi-led coalition spokesman said it conducted the strike against its H…
Pakistan rejects role of ‘scapegoat for U.S. failures’ in Afghanistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan has rejected U.S. criticism of its efforts to fight terrorism, saying it should not be made a scapegoat for the failure of the U.S. military to win the war in Afghanistan.
Cologne cathedral walled off in post-Barcelona security rethink
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police placed concrete barriers in front of Cologne’s world famous gothic cathedral on Wednesday after reports that Islamist militants sought to target Barcelona’s La Sagrada Familia, another icon of ecclesiastical architectur…
Nigeria cancels first cabinet meeting after Buhari’s return
LAGOS (Reuters) – The first meeting of Nigeria’s cabinet since the return of President Muhammadu Buhari from three months of medical leave in Britain has been canceled, his spokesman said on Wednesday without explaining why.
Finnish police doubt identity of main suspect in Turku stabbings
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finnish police are uncertain whether they have the real identity of the main suspect detained on suspicion of killing two people in a stabbing last week, the lead investigator into Finland’s first suspected Islamist militant attack…
