Duterte accuses U.S. of building ‘permanent’ arsenal in Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte accused the United States on Sunday of risking regional stability by building permanent arms depots in his country, and threatened to respond by scrapping a security treaty between them.
Iranian academics scared and stranded by Trump travel ban
ANKARA (Reuters) – Duke University professor and Iranian dissident Mohsen Kadivar left his home in North Carolina 10 days ago to attend a fellowship program in Germany.
Iraq to oppose U.S. travel curbs, keen to work together against Islamic State
BAGHDAD/MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq will lobby against new travel limits to the United States by Iraqis, arguing both countries need to uphold their fight against Islamic State (IS), Iraqi parliamentarians said on Sunday.
Turkish minister urges Germany to reject soldier asylum requests: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – German authorities should reject requests for asylum from some 40 former Turkish soldiers Ankara suspects of having links to the failed July coup, Turkey’s defense minister was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Cockfighters reap Year of Rooster bonus in Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Prized birds faced off in front of thousands of spectators at a stadium near Thailand’s capital on Sunday as celebrations for the Year of the Rooster brought a windfall for some.
Schulz vows to shake up German elections with fight for more equality
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former European Parliament President Martin Schulz vowed on Sunday to shake up German elections and unseat Chancellor Angela Merkel with a campaign aimed at overcoming “deep divisions” that he said had fueled populism in Germany in r…
Syrian Christians denied entry to U.S. in Philadelphia: Lebanese airport sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian Christian Orthodox family was turned back from Philadelphia International Airport after traveling to the United States from Lebanon, airport sources in Beirut said on Sunday.
Pakistan acquits 112 in case of torching Christian homes over blasphemy rumour
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani court acquitted 112 suspects in the 2013 torching of hundreds of Christian homes in the eastern city of Lahore over a rumour that one of the residents there had blasphemed, a lawyer said on Sunday.
Under fire, British PM May criticizes Trump curb on refugees
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain did not agree with U.S. President Donald Trump’s curbs on immigration after coming under criticism from lawmakers in her own party for not condemning his executive order when initially question…
U.S. service member killed in raid on al Qaeda in Yemen: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. service member was killed and three were wounded in a raid on al Qaeda headquarters in Yemen on Saturday, the Pentagon said.
