Blast in Pakistani city of Lahore kills at least six
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on army personnel that killed at least six people and wounded 18 in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday.
Ex-Cyclone Debbie wreaks havoc in New Zealand
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Widespread flooding blocked roads, closed schools and forced hundreds of people to evacuate across New Zealand’s North Island on Wednesday, as the tail-end of powerful Cyclone Debbie brought intense rainfall.
Taiwan to build eight submarines under indigenous shipbuilding project
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan plans to build eight submarines to bolster its current fleet of four aging foreign-built vessels, a senior Taiwanese navy official said on Wednesday.
In Iraq, Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, upbeat on Mosul
QAYYARA WEST AIRFIELD, Iraq (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, voiced optimism about the long-term U.S. alliance with Iraq’s military and its campaign to retake Mosul from Islamic State on Tuesday, as he visited a base abou…
North Korea test-fires missile into sea ahead of Trump-Xi summit
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, ahead of a summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders who are set to discuss Pyongyang’s increasingly defiant arms prog…
169 Gambia migrants return after Libya prison ordeal
BANJUL (Reuters) – A hundred and sixty nine Gambian migrants returned home on Tuesday, after journeying across the Sahara in harsh conditions only to get stuck in Libya, most in jails far short of their intended destination in Europe.
Brazil court delays ruling in case that could unseat President Temer
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s top electoral court on Tuesday decided to hear new witnesses in an illegal campaign financing case that could remove President Michel Temer from office, delaying any verdict in the trial until at least May.
U.N. calls for investigation into killing of Paraguayan protester
ASUNCION (Reuters) – A U.N. official on Tuesday called for an investigation into the killing of a Paraguayan protester during violent demonstrations last week, while President Horacio Cartes canceled an overseas trip to concentrate on resolving the cou…
White House official says North Korea is test for U.S.-China relations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will discuss how to rein in North Korea’s nuclear program with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week in what a senior White House official said on Tuesday would be a test for the U.S.-Chinese re…
New U.S. sanctions bill delayed by concern over Iran election
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bill to slap new sanctions on Iran has been delayed in the U.S. Senate due to concerns about Iran’s May presidential election, in which conservative hardliners hope to defeat moderate President Hassan Rouhani, U.S. lawmakers sa…
