France postpones Middle East peace conference to January
PARIS (Reuters) – France has postponed a proposed Middle East peace conference in Paris to January next year, its ambassador to the United Nations said, acknowledging that the conditions to bring Israelis and Palestinians face-to-face were currently no…
Khamenei condemns Britain after PM May calls Iran a regional threat
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei condemned Britain on Saturday as a “source of evil and misery” for the Middle East after British Prime Minister Theresa May called Iran a regional threat.
Militants kill three Indian soldiers in Kashmir ambush
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Militants attacked an Indian army convoy in Kashmir on Saturday, killing three soldiers, a defense spokesman said, in the latest in an uptick of violence in the disputed region at the heart of tensions with rival Pakistan.
Seven candidates to compete in French left-wing presidential primaries
PARIS (Reuters) – Seven candidates will run in next month’s French left-wing primaries seeking to win the nomination for next year’s presidential election, the organizers said on Saturday.
Tsipras says people of Greece have made enough sacrifices
(Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a speech in Berlin to a congress of European leftist parties on Saturday that it was time for his country’s creditors to understand that the Greek people have made enough sacrifices.
Philippines’ Duterte fires two immigration officials ‘tainted with corruption’
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday fired two immigration officials facing allegations of corruption as he reaffirmed his commitment to ensure a clean government.
Turkish jets pound Islamic State targets in Syria, kill at least 20: military
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes have pounded Islamic State targets in northern Syria in the last 24 hours, killing at least 20 militants, the military said in a statement on Saturday.
Bin Laden’s son denied entry to Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Osama bin Laden’s son Omar was refused entry to Egypt on Saturday, airport sources said, giving no reason why his name was on a list of people banned from the country.
Aleppo evacuation to resume, plus cases from four towns: Syria government source
ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) – A Syrian government official told Reuters on Saturday the stalled evacuation of the last opposition-held area of Aleppo will resume, alongside some evacuations from four besieged towns and villages.
China, U.S. ‘appropriately handling’ seizure of drone, China says
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that China and the United States were using military channels to “appropriately handle” the seizure by the Chinese navy of a U.S. underwater drone in the South China Sea.
