U.S. envoy to U.N.: Syria’s Assad ‘hindrance to moving forward’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, said on Wednesday that Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad is a “big hindrance in trying to move forward” to find an end to the country’s six-year conflict.
German parliament foiled cyber attack by hackers via Israeli website
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German parliament was the target of fresh cyber attacks in January that attempted to piggy-back on an Israeli newspaper site to target politicians in Germany, Berlin’s cyber security watchdog said on Wednesday.
U.S. envoy says U.N. aiding ‘corrupt’ Congo government
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, said on Wednesday that U.N. peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are aiding a government that is “corrupt and preys on its citizens” as negotiations for the missio…
Britain’s May goes into Brexit talks with ambitions high
LONDON (Reuters) – After nine months of preparation, bitter public argument and a battle with parliament, British Prime Minister Theresa May is launching talks with the European Union armed with a plan she hopes will secure a better divorce deal than m…
Bus bombing kills five in Syria’s Homs: SANA
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A bomb blast hit a passenger bus in the government-held city of Homs at noon on Wednesday, killing five people and wounding six, the Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
Engineers repair Syria’s Tabqa dam spillways after shelling
TABQA DAM, Syria (Reuters) – Spillways at the Tabqa Dam in Syria are working normally after engineers managed to carry out repairs, a local alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias said on Wednesday, despite shelling by Islamic State that temporarily halt…
Germany to block right-winger from ceremonial post in parliament
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition will change the rules for the ceremonial post of doyen of parliament after it emerged that an anti-immigrant party member might qualify for it later this year.
China, EU reaffirm climate action after Trump backs away
BEIJING/OSLO (Reuters) – Nations led by China and the European Union rallied around a global plan to slow climate change on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump began undoing Obama-era plans for deep cuts in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
London attack a ‘wake-up’ call for tech firms to put house in order: police
LONDON (Reuters) – The London attack which left four people dead was a “wake up call” for technology firms to get their house in order over extremist material being circulated on the internet, the acting head of London’s police force said on Wednesday….
Rattled by Trump, Arab leaders renew call for Palestinian state
DEAD SEA, Jordan/AMMAN (Reuters) – After weeks of heightened unease over the stance of the United States under the new administration of President Donald Trump, Arab leaders reaffirmed on Wednesday their commitment to a two-state solution to the decade…
