Islamic state claims responsibility for Jakarta bus station attacks
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic state clamed responsibility for Jakarta bus station attacks that left at least three policemen dead and 12 others wounded on Wednesday.
UK’s opposition leader says PM May’s police cuts increased terrorism risk
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party will criticize Prime Minister Theresa May’s police cuts and Britain’s foreign policy on Friday, saying they increased the threat of terrorism, ending a political truce after the Manches…
Britain’s May asks G7 to back moves to tackle internet extremism
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will urge the world’s major industrialized nations on Friday to unite to force technology companies to tackle “extremist material” and stop militants who are moving their fight “from the battlefie…
UK May’s Conservatives hold 8 point lead in election poll taken before attack
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party held an eight percentage point lead over the opposition Labour Party in a Kantar poll taken before a suicide bombing in Manchester which killed 22 people.
Turkish Foreign Ministry rejects U.S. resolution condemning street brawl in Washington
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday rejected a resolution by senior U.S. lawmakers condemning a street brawl between protesters and Turkish security personnel outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington.
British police lift cordon after bomb squad called to Wigan
LONDON (Reuters) – British police investigating the Manchester suicide bombing said they had lifted a cordon and allowed residents to return home on Thursday after bomb disposal experts were called to an address in the nearby town of Wigan.
Brazil’s Temer ends deployment of troops in capital in face of backlash
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Michel Temer on Thursday removed federal troops from the streets of the nation’s capital, a day after sending in the army to contain violent protests against his scandal-plagued government.
Macron to win absolute parliament majority next month, poll shows
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron’s party is set to win an absolute majority in parliament in legislative elections next month, a poll showed on Thursday, indicating the young leader may have enough support to carry out an ambitious re…
Bomb disposal team used to search Wigan house in UK bomb investigation: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – British police investigating the Manchester suicide bombing have brought in a bomb disposal team to search a property in nearby Wigan after a man was arrested in the town, the BBC reported on Thursday.
Canada’s Trudeau seeks reset as agenda lags, rivals regroup
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks set to shuffle his cabinet and trigger a new session of Parliament to help refocus a flagging agenda in the run-up to an election in late 2019, say political insiders.
