Saudi prince who headed ruling family succession body dies
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi King Salman’s older brother, who headed a body that helps determine the royal succession, has died and will be buried on Thursday, the royal court has said.
Missing in action? EU sees its soft power wane
VALETTA (Reuters) – As the European Union’s foreign ministers met recently in a baroque palace in Malta, Finland’s top diplomat quipped that despite the grandeur of their surroundings, they were all merely “doctors and welders”, trying “to sew things u…
German military chief: Not clear if arrested officer part of network
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s top general on Thursday said it was unclear if the officer arrested last week on suspicion of planning a racially motivated attack was part of a broader network.
Dozens of Fairfax journalists down pens in protest over job cuts
SYDNEY (Reuters) – More than 100 journalists at Australia’s oldest publisher, Fairfax Media, protested outside the company’s offices on Thursday at the start of a rare week-long strike in opposition to a decision to axe a quarter of its editorial staff…
‘I can’t stand up much’ Prince Philip quips as he retires from royal duties
LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Philip, the 95-year-old husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, joked on Thursday about no longer being able to “stand up much” as Buckingham Palace announced he would retire later this year from active public life.
Mosul offensive gains fresh momentum as army attacks IS from northwest
SOUTHWEST OF MOSUL, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The U.S.-backed Iraqi offensive to take back Mosul from Islamic State gained fresh momentum on Thursday, with an armored division trying to advance into the city from the northern side.
U.S. coaxes Mexico into Trump plan to overhaul Central America
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The United States is plotting an ambitious attempt to shore up Central America, with the administration of President Donald Trump pressing Mexico to do more to stem the flow of migrants fleeing violence and poverty in the region…
HK’s next leader pledges to heal divisions, put city back on ‘normal course’
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s next leader, Carrie Lam, vowed on Thursday to heal political and social divides, pledging to return the global financial hub to its “normal course of development”.
Thai rights lawyer faces up to 150 years in prison for royal insult
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A prominent Thai human rights lawyer faces a prison term of up to 150 years if convicted on 10 counts of royal defamation under Thailand’s harsh royal insult law, the legal watchdog Thai Lawyers for Human Rights said on Thursday.
Squeezed by global powers, South Koreans seek ‘Korea first’ in new leader
SEOUL (Reuters) – Jason Lim, a 36-year-old South Korean engineer living in Washington D.C., thinks it’s important to try and maintain a solid alliance with the United States – but not at any cost.
