Pope ‘loves China’, Vatican official says on trip to China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Pope Francis “loves China” and the Vatican hopes China has a great future, a Chinese state-run newspaper on Friday cited a visiting Vatican official as saying, in an expression of goodwill despite strained relations between the two….
Islamic State behind Australians’ foiled Etihad meat-mincer bomb plot: police
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian man sent his unsuspecting brother to Sydney airport to catch an Etihad Airways flight carrying a home-made bomb disguised as a meat-mincer built at the direction of a senior Islamic State commander, police said on Frida…
Exclusive: China in talks to sell electricity to Myanmar amid warming ties
YANGON (Reuters) – Energy-hungry Myanmar is in initial talks to buy electricity from China, according to officials and documents reviewed by Reuters, in the latest sign of warming ties with Beijing under leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Blaze sweeps through Dubai skyscraper for second time
DUBAI (Reuters) – A fire ripped through one of the world’s tallest residential towers in Dubai on Friday, the latest in a series of fires in tall structures in the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf’s tourism and business hub, over the past three years.
Bill to cut off aid to Palestinians passed by U.S. committee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate committee approved a bill on Thursday that would cut off $300 million in annual U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority unless it stops making what lawmakers described as payments that reward violent crimes.
NATO soldier killed in Afghanistan convoy attack: coalition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A NATO soldier was killed and six other personnel were wounded in Afghanistan on Thursday after a suicide bomber attacked their convoy in Kabul province, a coalition statement said.
Brazil’s PSDB says to pick presidential candidate as soon as December
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian Social Democratic Party, President Michel Temer’s biggest ally, plans to launch its candidate for the 2018 presidential elections as soon as December, the party’s two most senior leaders said on Thursday.
U.S.-backed Yemeni troops attack al Qaeda in southern state
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemeni troops, backed by the United States and the United Arab Emirates, conducted raids against the local affiliate of al Qaeda in Shabwa province on Thursday, the Emirati state news agency WAM said.
Trump administration moves to make tougher U.S. visa vetting permanent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration moved on Thursday to make permanent a new questionnaire that asks some U.S. visa applicants to provide their social media handles and detailed biographical and travel history, according to a public notice…
EU’s Tusk says Poland’s European future uncertain
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s European future is uncertain, European Council head Donald Tusk said on Thursday amid escalating rows with Brussels over the Polish government’s tightening grip on the judiciary, environment and state media.
