France’s Le Pen calls for end to ‘Francafrique’ relations, CFA franc currency
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen pledged on Wednesday to break with her country’s decades-old relationship with Africa known as “Francafrique” and abolish the CFA franc currency policy that binds Paris and its…
U.N. aviation agency urges balance of security risk, safety in electronics ban
MONTREAL (Reuters) – The United Nation’s aviation agency on Wednesday urged regulators to weigh security and safety, after the United States and Britain imposed restrictions on several carry-on electronic devices on planes coming from certain airports …
Philippine president says trusts China won’t build on disputed shoal
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he trusted China would not build anything on a disputed South China Sea shoal because he was given its “word of honor” and Beijing would not want to jeopardize a new friendship.
Northern Ireland braces for uncertain new era after McGuinness
LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland (Reuters) – As the tricolor-draped coffin of former IRA commander turned peacemaker Martin McGuinness was carried to his Londonderry home this week, people across Northern Ireland’s sectarian divide were nervously eyeing a…
NATO Secretary General says looking for date for minister talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg agreed with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday to look for a date that would allow all NATO allies to attend a meeting of foreign ministers.
‘I need to be safe’ – Crossing into Canada from the U.S.
HEMMINGFORD, Quebec (Reuters) – A Sudanese man hopped out of his taxi with a duffle bag slung around his shoulder just before daybreak, as he headed for the U.S. – Canadian border.
Four dead including police officer and assailant in London attack: police
LONDON (Reuters) – Four people, including the attacker and a police officer, died in Wednesday’s terrorism incident at the British parliament, police said.
Iranian navy endangering international navigation in Gulf: U.S. commanders
ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (Reuters) – U.S. Navy commanders accused Iran of jeopardizing international navigation by “harassing” warships passing through the Strait of Hormuz and said future incidents could result in miscalculation and lead to an …
Shi’ite aid convoys enter Mosul, bringing relief and suspicion
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Aid convoys linked to paramilitary groups have begun making regular deliveries to Mosul districts recaptured from Islamic State, bringing much-needed relief but also fears that their Shi’ite backers are encroaching into the most…
In time of crisis, Venezuelans help the hungry
CARACAS (Reuters) – Their clothes torn and dirty, nine barefoot children yell and applaud as a convoy of cars approaches on a busy street in Venezuela’s capital.
