‘More transparency’ needed over lethal drone strike against British radical, lawmakers says
LONDON (Reuters) – Lawmakers investigating a drone strike which killed a British radical in Syria said they were disappointed by a lack of transparency which hindered their efforts to assess whether the strike was proportional.
British PM May’s Conservatives take 23 point poll lead, matching Thatcher landslide: Ipsos MORI
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives have almost twice as much voter support as the opposition Labour Party ahead of a June 8 election, a lead equal to that commanded by Margaret Thatcher before her 1983 landslide victo…
Exclusive: China seeks to cement globalization credentials at Silk Road summit
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – China says its Silk Road initiative is helping create “a new era of globalization” open to all, according to a draft communique for a summit next month on the project, as Beijing burnishes its free trade credentials amid pr…
Four arrested west of Paris in counter-terrorism swoop
PARIS (Reuters) – Four people have been arrested in the west-of-Paris suburb of Trappes as part of a counter-terrorism operation, a judicial source said on Wednesday.
UK not seeking divide and rule approach in Brexit talks: minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will not seek to take a divide and rule approach with the other 27 member states of the European Union in upcoming Brexit negotiations, Brexit minister David Davis said on Wednesday.
Syrian refugees must buy travel papers – from Assad
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – When Mohamed al-Khalaf escaped from Syria and won asylum in Luxembourg last year, his wife and children stayed behind in Raqqa, the hub of Islamic State’s so-called Caliphate. Khalaf applied for his family to join him, exercising…
Zambian court rejects application to dismiss opposition leader’s treason charge
LUSAKA (Reuters) – A Zambian court rejected a bid on Wednesday by lawyers for detained opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema to have treason charges against him dropped.
French intelligence says Assad forces carried out sarin attack
PARIS (Reuters) – French intelligence has concluded that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad carried out a sarin nerve gas attack on April 4 in northern Syria and that Assad or members of his inner circle ordered the strike, a declassified…
Le Pen not an option as French far-left polls members on election round two
PARIS (Reuters) – Jean-Luc Melenchon, the far left candidate who came fourth in the first round of France’s presidential election with nearly 20 percent of the vote, is polling core supporters on whether they will back centrist Emmanuel Macron in the s…
EU Ankara negotiator calls for suspension of Turkey accession talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Leading European Union lawmakers called on Wednesday for a formal halt to Turkey’s long-stalled EU membership talks, citing President Tayyip Erdogan’s plans to assume much greater powers after a referendum this month backed a const…
