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.
Turkey wants diplomatic solution on Syria’s Manbij, defense minister says
ANKARA (Reuters) – Finding a diplomatic solution with the United States and Russia on northern Syria’s Manbij has become a necessity, and a military approach would only be considered if diplomacy failed, Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik said on Thur…
Vietnam urges firms to stop YouTube and Facebook ads
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam on Thursday called on all companies doing business in the country to stop advertising on YouTube, Facebook and other social media until they find a way to halt the publication of “toxic” anti-government information.
Dutch PM cheers EU leaders by seeing off far-right’s Wilders
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – EU leaders lined up on Thursday to congratulate Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on beating far-rightist Geert Wilders in the first of a series of European elections this year in which populist insurgent parties are hoping to rock …
