House of Saud unites behind king’s son – for now
DUBAI (Reuters) – The elevation of Mohammed bin Salman as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia has ended two years of speculation about a behind-the-scenes rivalry near the pinnacle of royal power, but he still has to win over powerful relatives, clerics and t…
EU flexes military muscles with new defense plan
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders launched their the most ambitious defense plan for decades on Thursday, agreeing a multi-billion-euro weapons fund, shared financing for battlegroups and allowing a coalition of the willing to conduct more mi…
Macron brings corporate background to cabinet shake-up
PARIS (Reuters) – When President Emmanuel Macron reshuffled his cabinet after four ministers with judicial probes hanging over them said they were quitting, he snubbed well-known heavyweights to fill the posts.
U.S. military says kills al Qaeda leader in key Yemen province
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Thursday it carried out an air strike in Yemen that killed Abu Khattab al Awlaqi, the emir for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s Shabwa province, along with two other militants.
Russia’s Lavrov says new U.S. sanctions harm ties with Washington
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his U.S. counterpart Rex Tillerson on Thursday that new sanctions imposed by Washington on Russia would damage relations between the two countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a st…
‘Imagine there’s no Brexit’: EU boss channels Lennon
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Since this month’s election, many British voices have joined a debate on how or even if Brexit may happen; on Thursday, one EU executive added that of John Lennon, sparking a round of more and less musical replies.
New citizens start lives in Canada as country seeks immigrants
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – At citizenship ceremonies across the country, new Canadians began a fresh chapter in their lives last month in a land they chose for what they saw as its diversity, safety and opportunity.
Egypt to extend state of emergency for three months
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will extend a national state of emergency for three months after the government approved President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s proposal to do so, the cabinet said on Thursday, amid an ongoing militant campaign against a Christian min…
Kohl’s widow in tug-of-war over unification Chancellor’s legacy
BERLIN (Reuters) – Less than a week after Helmut Kohl’s death, a row has broken out between his widow, his sons and his political party over the funeral and legacy of the Chancellor who led Germany through the end of the Cold War and reunification.
Paris attack was work of jihadist with gun license: prosecutor
PARIS (Reuters) – A man who died when he rammed his car into a police van in Paris this week told people he joined a gun sports club to prepare as a jihadi fighter, France’s top public prosecutor said on Thursday.
