Ignoring Scottish referendum mandate would ‘shatter’ UK structure: Sturgeon
ABERDEEN, Scotland (Reuters) – Refusal by Britain’s prime minister to discuss an independence referendum would “shatter beyond repair” the United Kingdom’s constitutional structure, Nicola Sturgeon told her Scottish National Party on Saturday.
Former U.S. officials say ‘complex’ relationship with China needs ‘fresh start’
BEIJING (Reuters) – Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Saturday said that the Sino-American relationship had grown “increasingly difficult and complex” and required “a fresh start”.
Russia’s Putin, Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev discuss Syria on phone
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed the Syria crisis by phone, the Kremlin said on Saturday, after peace talks in Kazakhstan closed without any substantive negotiations.
Top NSA official ridicules allegation Britain spied on Trump
LONDON (Reuters) – Allegations from the United States that British spy agency GCHQ snooped on Donald Trump during his election campaign are “arrant nonsense”, the deputy head of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) said in an interview on Saturday.
Need to avoid civilian deaths weighs on minds of U.S. forces in Mosul battle
QAYYARA WEST AIRFIELD, Iraq (Reuters) – As the battle for Mosul moves to the narrow streets and densely packed houses of the Old City, U.S. artillery gunners and helicopter pilots supporting Iraqi forces face an age-old problem – how to avoid killing civilians.
Man killed at Paris airport planned to ‘die for Allah’: prosecutor
PARIS (Reuters) – A man shot dead by French soldiers at Paris Orly airport on Saturday shouted he was there to “die for Allah” and tried to seize a soldier’s assault rifle, apparently intending to open fire on passengers, a prosecutor said.
Chechnya’s first daughter shows off fashion collection
MOSCOW (Reuters) – In a former czar’s palace in Moscow, models display a fashion collection designed by the 18-year-old daughter of Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of Russia’s mainly Muslim region of Chechnya.
Syrian rebels, civilians begin leaving Homs district in deal with government
HOMS, Syria/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebels and their families began leaving their last bastion in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday, state media and a Reuters witness said, under a Russian-backed deal with the government expected to be among the largest e…
Bangladesh police shoot suspected militant armed with explosives
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh police shot and killed a suspected militant who tried to enter a security checkpost on a motorcycle armed with explosives on Saturday, the latest in a string of security incidents since a deadly attack on a cafe in July.
King Salman ends Asia tour, returns to Saudi Arabia: agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, who was on an official tour in Asia, has left China to head back to his kingdom, the state news agency SPA reported on Saturday.
