Israel’s Netanyahu repeats promise to build new West Bank settlement
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he would honor his commitment to build a new settlement in the occupied West Bank, the first in two decades.
Sinn Fein asks U.S. Congress to support Northern Ireland bid to stay in EU
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams will call on leaders of the U.S. Congress on Thursday to support efforts by Irish nationalists to maintain Northern Ireland’s place in the European Union after the rest of the United Kingdom leaves.
Italy evacuates 22 Libyans wounded in fighting for oil ports
ROME (Reuters) – Italy evacuated 22 wounded Libyans for medical treatment in Rome, some of whom were involved in fighting this week for control of the eastern oil ports of Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, Italy’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
Student ‘fascinated by firearms’ wounds four in French school shooting
GRASSE, France (Reuters) – A teenager opened fire at his high school in southeastern France on Thursday, wounding up to four people, in an attack apparently inspired by videos of U.S. mass shootings such as Columbine, officials said.
Letter bomb at IMF’s Paris office injures woman employee
PARIS (Reuters) – A female employee of the International Monetary Fund suffered injuries to her face and arms on Thursday when a letter bomb mailed from Greece and addressed to the world lender’s European representative blew up as she opened it, offici…
In week of Middle East talks, Trump envoy avoids disruption
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy has spent the week shuttling between Jerusalem, Ramallah and the Jordanian capital Amman on his first official visit to the region, pursuing quiet diplomacy and avoiding controversy.
Greek group claims it mailed parcel bomb to German finance minister
ATHENS (Reuters) – The militant Greek group Conspiracy of Fire Cells has claimed responsibility for a parcel bomb mailed to German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaueble, police said on Thursday.
In Trump era, some Mexican migrants head north – to Canada
REYNOSA, Mexico/TORONTO (Reuters) – Shortly after crossing the Rio Grande into the gang-infested border city of Reynosa, dozens of Mexicans deported during U.S President Donald Trump’s first days in office said they would soon try to head north again -…
Queen formally approves law giving UK PM May power to trigger EU exit talks
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on Thursday formally granted Prime Minister Theresa May the power to trigger exit talks with the European Union, approving legislation which passed through parliament late on Monday.
China pledges firm response if Japan interferes in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Thursday pledged a firm response if Japan stirs up trouble in the South China Sea, after Reuters reported on a Japanese plan to send its largest warship to the disputed waters.
