Woman under investigation in 1980s child murder case gripping France
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – A woman was put under formal investigation in France on Thursday over the murder of a four-year-old boy more than 30 years ago, reviving memories of an infamous case.
Mexican president Pena Nieto to meet with Trump at G20
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto will meet with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump next week at the G20 summit in Germany, the Mexican foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Khamenei’s representative says Islamic state’s Baghdadi ‘definitely dead’: IRNA
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s state news agency quoted a representative of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday as saying Islamic State’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was “definitely dead”.
Man tries to drive car into crowd in front of French mosque
PARIS (Reuters) – A man was arrested after trying to drive a car into a crowd in front of a mosque in the Paris suburb of Creteil on Thursday, police said, adding that no one was injured.
Their fortunes enmeshed, Trump and Putin to hold first meeting next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week at a summit in Germany that brings two world leaders whose political fortunes have become intertwined face-to-face for the first time.
U.S. targets Chinese bank, company, two individuals over North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on two Chinese citizens and a shipping company on Thursday for helping North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and accused a Chinese bank of laundering money for Pyongyang.
NATO says to send more forces to Afghan war
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO allies agreed on Thursday to send more troops to Afghanistan, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said, adding that the alliance would also increase its focus on supporting Afghan special operations forces.
‘Carrot, not stick’: Israel pushes its curriculum in Palestinian schools
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Young Palestinian Faris Abu-Mayyaleh will soon find out how he did in his final high school exams, in which he answered questions about Israel’s founding fathers and the history of Zionism.
Venezuela’s shield-bearing protesters inspired by Ukraine
CARACAS (Reuters) – Drawing inspiration from Ukraine’s 2013-14 revolt, Venezuela’s young protesters are donning Viking-like shields in battles with security forces and eagerly watching a film on the Kiev uprising.
Protests, policy rows, volatile leaders — welcome to the Hamburg G20 summit
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Summits of world leaders are usually highly choreographed affairs that leave little to chance.
