U.S. approves sale of drones to India: General Atomics
(Reuters) – The United States government has approved the sale of a naval variant of the Predator drone made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc to India, the U.S.-based company said on Friday.
Bomber planning to attack Mecca’s Grand Mosque blows himself up: ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi security forces on Friday foiled a suicide attack on the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, cornering the would-be attacker in an apartment, where he blew himself up, the Interior Ministry said.
Colombia’s ELN rebels free two Dutch journalists
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s Marxist ELN rebel group said on Friday it has freed two Dutch journalists captured this week in the northeast of the Andean country.
White House spokesman does not rule out Trump-Putin July meeting in Germany
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House spokesman did not rule out a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin when he was asked about reports the two leaders may hold talks on the sidelines of a Group of 20 meeting in Ge…
Chile’s President asks forgiveness from indigenous Mapuche
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – President Michelle Bachelet asked for forgiveness from Chile’s indigenous Mapuche people on Friday for “errors and horrors” committed by the state and announced plans to give them more power and resources.
Hezbollah says future Israel war could draw fighters from Iran, Iraq, elsewhere
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Friday that a future war waged by Israel against Syria or Lebanon could draw thousands of fighters from countries including Iran and Iraq.
Iranians chant ‘Death to Israel’, burn Islamic State’s flag at rallies: TV
ANKARA (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Iranians chanted “Death to Israel” in nationwide rallies on Friday at which they also burned flag of the Islamic State militant group which claimed responsibility for attacks in Tehran this month, state TV re…
Offer to let EU citizens stay is fair, insists UK’s May
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May defended her offer to guarantee EU citizens living in Britain broadly the same rights as Britons on Friday, saying differences could be overcome by a “constructive” attitude to Brexit talks.
Brexit forever or Brexit never?
LONDON (Reuters) – In the year since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, the future of Brexit has been thrown into question by Prime Minister Theresa May’s failed gamble on a snap general election.
Sicily’s cornered Mafia primed for reversal of fortune
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – Shortly before 8 a.m. on a sunny spring morning, Mafia boss Giuseppe Dainotti was cycling down a quiet street when two men on a motorbike drew alongside and shot him three times, killing him on the spot.
