Exclusive: Libya’s NOC says expects to regain Es Sider, Ras Lanuf oil ports
TUNIS (Reuters) – Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has been coordinating with military forces from eastern Libya and has “no reason to believe” it will not regain control of the Es Sider and Ras Lanuf oil ports, NOC’s chairman said.
Germany rejects Trump’s claim it owes NATO and U.S. ‘vast sums’ for defense
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Germany owes NATO and the United States “vast sums” of money for defense.
Smoothly but warily, U.S. and China stick to script in Tillerson visit
BEIJING (Reuters) – Despite a long list of potential pitfalls, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to China, the first by a senior member of the Trump administration, passed off relatively smoothly although there were no tangible gains to sho…
Germany supports group behind Turkish coup attempt: Erdogan spokesman
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey on Sunday accused Germany of supporting the network of a U.S.-based Muslim cleric it blames for last year’s attempted coup, comments likely to aggravate a diplomatic feud between the two countries.
Chinese defense minister to visit Sri Lanka, Nepal
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Defence Minister Chang Wanquan left on Sunday for official visits to Sri Lanka and Nepal, the Defence Ministry said, trips that could unnerve neighboring India.
Syrian forces and rebels fight fierce clashes in northeast Damascus
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels launched a major offensive on Sunday that brought them close to the heart of the Old City of Damascus, and government forces responded with intense bombardments of rebel-held areas.
Malaysia expects more arrests in Kim Jong Nam murder probe: report
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police are expected to make a few more arrests, including an “important person”, in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported on Su…
Bangladesh court upholds death sentences over 2004 attack on British envoy
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s Supreme Court rejected a final appeal on Sunday by a leading militant and two others against death sentences imposed over a grenade attack on the British ambassador in 2004, lawyers said, meaning they could be hanged at a…
Three suicide bombers kill four people in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Three suicide bombers killed four people and injured eight others in a village near the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a police spokesman said on Sunday.
As Mosul battle escalates, civilians caught in crossfire
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Shihab Ayed and several other men struggled to push a cart carrying the bodies of his son and wife, wrapped in blankets, through a muddy ditch nearly two miles (3 km) from their destroyed home in Mosul.
