China, EU reaffirm climate action after Trump backs away
BEIJING/OSLO (Reuters) – Nations led by China and the European Union rallied around a global plan to slow climate change on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump began undoing Obama-era plans for deep cuts in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
London attack a ‘wake-up’ call for tech firms to put house in order: police
LONDON (Reuters) – The London attack which left four people dead was a “wake up call” for technology firms to get their house in order over extremist material being circulated on the internet, the acting head of London’s police force said on Wednesday….
Rattled by Trump, Arab leaders renew call for Palestinian state
DEAD SEA, Jordan/AMMAN (Reuters) – After weeks of heightened unease over the stance of the United States under the new administration of President Donald Trump, Arab leaders reaffirmed on Wednesday their commitment to a two-state solution to the decade…
Iraqi forces battle to Mosul mosque, 17 killed in Baghdad
MOSUL (Reuters) – Iraqi special forces and police fought Islamic State militants to edge closer to the al-Nuri mosque in western Mosul on Wednesday, tightening their control around the landmark site and in Baghdad a suicide truck bomb killed at least 1…
Exclusive: Thai junta seeks law to bring more order to Buddhism
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military government is working on a law to help regulate Buddhism, officials say, giving the junta far more say over a pillar of Thai society that has so far eluded its control.
Exclusive: Malaysia inspects North Korean coal ship for possible U.N. sanctions breach
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia briefly prevented a North Korean ship carrying coal from entering its port in Penang because of a suspected breach of United Nations sanctions, a port worker and Malaysian maritime officials told Reuters on Wednesday
China still committed to Paris climate change deal: foreign ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is still committed to the Paris climate change accord agreed in 2015, foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump signed overnight an order to dismantle Obama-era climate change regul…
Turkey to discuss Syria, Gulen with U.S.’s Tillerson: foreign minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will discuss Syria and the extradition of U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, blamed for a failed coup last July, with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson when he visits Ankara this week, Turkey’s foreign minister s…
Syria deal to evacuate Shi’ites and Sunnis from towns: source, Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Shi’ite populations of two pro-Syrian government towns are to be evacuated in exchange for the evacuation of Sunni rebels and their families from two opposition-held towns in a mediated deal between the warring sides, a pro-gover…
French Socialist candidate livid as ex-PM Valls defects to Macron
PARIS (Reuters) – Former Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Wednesday he would vote for Emmanuel Macron in France’s presidential election, becoming the biggest Socialist Party name to turn his back on its official candidate and support the centrist in…
