PM May confident Britain can get good Brexit deal, but prepared to walk away
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday that she was confident that Britain could get a good deal in negotiations to leave the European Union, but would be prepared to walk away without an accord on departure terms if necessary.
U.S.-backed forces seize Islamic State-held town near Syria’s Raqqa: source, monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed forces captured a town west of Raqqa from Islamic State on Friday as they push toward the militants’ Syrian stronghold, a security source and a monitoring group said.
British police seize a car as part of Manchester attack investigation
LONDON (Reuters) – British police have lifted a cordon in the center of Manchester and seized a car on Friday which they said could be potentially significant to their investigation into last week’s suicide bombing in the city.
Varadkar becomes Irish PM-in-waiting in social, generational shift
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s governing Fine Gael party elected Leo Varadkar as its new leader on Friday, choosing the gay, 38-year-old son of an Indian immigrant to succeed Enda Kenny as prime minister in a striking sign of the country’s rapid social c…
Morocco police, protesters clash in northern town: witness
IMZOUREN, Morocco (Reuters) – Moroccan police firing water cannon clashed with demonstrators in a provincial town on Friday as protests against alleged corruption and abuses of power continued in the most serious unrest since the 2011 Arab Spring uphea…
Father of Turkish NBA star detained in Gulen investigation: state media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The father of U.S.-based Turkish basketball star Enes Kanter has been detained in Turkey in an investigation targeting supporters of the cleric whom Ankara accuses of orchestrating last July’s failed coup, state-run Anadolu news ag…
East Libyan forces advance in strategic desert town
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Forces loyal to Libya’s eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) said on Friday that they had entered the strategic oasis town of Waddan, clashing with rival factions after conducting heavy air strikes in the area overnight….
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe tells allies to stop fighting over his successor
MARONDERA, Zimbabwe (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe called on Friday for unity in his ruling ZANU-PF party, which has been riven by infighting over who will eventually succeed the world’s oldest leader.
Colombia peace deal security gains will take decade: general
GRANADA, Colombia (Reuters) – Consolidating security gains from Colombia’s recent peace deal with FARC guerrillas while battling remaining leftist rebels and drug trafficking gangs will take a decade, according to the head of the armed forces.
Shaming ‘Chavistas’: Venezuela activists decry officials’ luxury lifestyles
CARACAS (Reuters) – One is shown blowing a kiss from a private jet. Another is seen posing in front of a store of luxury jeweler Cartier in China. Others grin as they tuck into a plate of lobster or a massive birthday cake.
