Iran’s Khamenei says attacks to increase hatred toward U.S., Saudi: TV
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday attacks in Tehran by Islamic State that killed at least 17 people will increase hatred toward the United States and Saudi Arabia, state TV reported.
EU fears Brexit delay, uncertainty after shock UK vote
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders fear Prime Minister Theresa May’s shock loss of her parliamentary majority raises the risk of failure in Brexit negotiations due to start this month that will usher Britain out of the EU in March 2019.
Trump scolds Qatar as Tillerson seeks to ease crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday accused Qatar of being a “high level” sponsor of terrorism, potentially hindering the U.S. Department of State’s efforts to ease heightening tensions and a blockade of the Gulf nation by Arab…
Myanmar cremates some of 31 bodies retrieved in missing plane disaster
YANGON/SANLAN, Myanmar (Reuters) – Myanmar on Friday cremated ten of the 31 bodies pulled from the waters off its southern coast as the hunt for a military transport plane that went missing over the Andaman Sea with 122 people aboard stretched into a t…
Somalia’s president vows revenge on al Shabaab after deadly attack
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s president said late Thursday night the country’s army was in “hot pursuit” of Islamist group al Shabaab fighters after the insurgents’ assault on a military base in the Puntland region that left at least 38 people dead.
Exiled Chinese tycoon fraudulently obtained big loans, employees tell court
DALIAN, China (Reuters) – Exiled billionaire businessman Guo Wengui instructed his employees to fraudulently obtain hundreds of millions of dollars in loans, senior employees of his real estate company told a court in China’s northeastern Liaoning prov…
South Korea military finds small air craft near North Korea border
SEOUL (Reuters) – A small air craft was found on a mountain near the border with North Korea, South Korea’s military said on Friday.
Qatar rejects as baseless terrorism blacklist by four Arab states
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar dismissed allegations of support for Islamist militancy on Friday after four Arab states, which cut ties with Qatar this week, blacklisted as terrorists dozens of people with alleged links to Qatar.
China ‘gravely concerned’ as teachers reported killed in Pakistan
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Friday it was “gravely concerned” at Islamic State claims that the group killed two Chinese teachers it kidnapped in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province last month, where Beijing is investing billions of dollars in infrast…
South Korea’s Blue House asks lawmakers to approve of foreign minister nominee
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s presidential office on Friday requested parliament approve President Moon Jae-in’s pick for foreign minister, U.N. veteran officer Kang Kyung-wha, as Moon prepares for multiple summits, starting with the United States.
