Islamic State kills senior Afghan Taliban official in Pakistan: militants
PESHAWAR (Reuters) – Islamic State killed a senior Afghan Taliban official in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, the Afghan militants said on Saturday, in a rare clash between the rival Islamist groups inside Pakistan.
Merkel says she has ‘good relationship’ with Trump despite frosty start
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that she and President Donald Trump have built a “good working relationship” even though the two had frosty exchanges last year that raised fears of damage to the pivotal U.S.-German p…
Kenya police have not gathered evidence on Gallmann shooting: sources
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police have yet to take witness statements or gather ballistic evidence from the site of an ambush where gunmen wounded a world-famous conservationist, sources say, and are unable to give details about suspects they said they…
Japan’s Abe says wants to resolve peace treaty issue with Russia
LONDON (Reuters) – Japan wants to resolve a territorial row that has over-shadowed ties with Russia since World War Two, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Saturday.
Turkish military says kills 14 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s military killed 14 members of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in air strikes in northern Iraq on Saturday, the military said in a statement.
French voters skeptical Macron, Le Pen have answers on key issues
PARIS (Reuters) – A week before the decisive second round in France’s presidential election, many voters are skeptical that either of the two candidates can solve chronic unemployment or tackle security concerns, a poll published on Sunday found.
Notorious Afghan warlord calls for peace in first public speech
MEHTAR LAM, Afghanistan (Reuters) – In his first public speech since signing a peace deal with the Afghan government, one of Afghanistan’s most notorious warlords on Saturday called for the Taliban to stop fighting and begin negotiations.
Russia’s Lavrov says ready to cooperate with U.S. on Syria: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow is ready to cooperate with the United States on settling the Syrian crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday, Russian news agencies reported.
Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia website: monitoring group
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities on Saturday blocked access to online encyclopedia Wikipedia, an internet monitoring group said, the latest in what government critics say is a crackdown on free speech on the internet.
South Africa’s Zuma signs anti money-laundering bill FICA into law
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has signed the anti-money laundering bill FICA, which allows increased scrutiny of the bank accounts of “prominent individuals”, including himself, into law, his office said on Saturday.
