Angola’s UNITA open to coalition of opposition parties after election
LUANDA (Reuters) – Angola’s UNITA is willing to form a coalition government with other opposition parties after elections next Wednesday if the ruling MPLA party loses power for the first time since independence in 1975, its presidential candidate said…
UK’s biggest warship HMS Queen Elizabeth sails into home port for first time
Portsmouth (Reuters) – Britain’s most advanced and biggest warship, the 65,000-tonne aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, berthed for the first time at its home port of Portsmouth on Tuesday.
Trump praises North Korea’s Kim for ‘wise’ decision on Guam
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday praised North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a “wise” decision not to fire missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, which has eased escalating tension between the two countries.
Moscow hopes Iran won’t quit nuclear deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday he hoped that Iran would not quit the agreement Iran reached in 2015 with world powers to curb Tehran’s nuclear work in return for the lifting of most sanctions.
Turkey asks Germany to extradite coup suspect: foreign minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has asked Germany to extradite a theology lecturer suspected of playing a major role in last year’s failed coup, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday.
China angered at U.S. criticism of religious freedom, says U.S. not perfect
BEIJING (Reuters) – China hit back on Wednesday at criticism by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of its record on religious freedom, saying the United States was not perfect and should be looking after its own affairs rather than making baseless a…
Afghan police discover mass graves after village attack
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan police have discovered mass grave containing the bodies of at least 36 victims of a recent militant attack on a village, officials said on Wednesday.
U.S. WW2 veteran returns flag to family of fallen Japanese soldier
TOKYO (Reuters) – When U.S. Marine Marvin Strombo found a Japanese flag on the body of an enemy soldier during World War Two, he took and promised to one day return it to the family of his fallen foe.
Deaths rise among Indonesian drug dealers amid fears of Philippines-style campaign
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The number of suspected drug dealers killed by Indonesian police has more than tripled so far this year from the whole of 2016, activists said on Wednesday, raising concerns the country may be headed towards a bloody Philippines-sty…
Russian Railways keeps plans to order additional trains from Siemens: Russian agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Railways on Wednesday said it was keeping plans to order additional trains from Siemens despite a row between Russia and the German firm over sanctions violations, Russian news agencies reported.
