Iraq unsure if U.N. help needed to probe Islamic State crimes
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iraq is assessing what help it might need to collect and preserve evidence of Islamic State crimes, but has not yet decided whether it needs United Nations assistance, the country’s U.N. Ambassador, Mohamed Ali Alhakim, said …
India’s Modi eyes victory in biggest state election test
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will learn on Saturday whether his popularity is sufficient to clinch a win for his party in the country’s most populous state, where its sights are set on an absolute majority to consolidate it…
Iraq says ‘no evidence’ of chemical weapons attacks in Mosul
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iraqi U.N. Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim said on Friday there was “no evidence” that Islamic State had used chemical weapons in Mosul, where the militants are fighting off an offensive by U.S.-backed Iraqi forces.
Caribbean nations meet in Havana on migration, trade as Trump era begins
HAVANA (Reuters) – Foreign ministers and other officials from 25 Caribbean countries met in Havana on Friday to discuss a joint response in the face of Trump administration threats to migrants and trade.
Snowden shelterers in Hong Kong seek Canada asylum: lawyer
TORONTO (Reuters) – Three families who helped shelter former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden in Hong Kong in 2013 after his mass leak of information about surveillance programs have asked Canada for asylum, their lawyer said on …
Exclusive: Russian private security firm says it had armed men in east Libya
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A force of several dozen armed private security contractors from Russia operated until last month in a part of Libya that is under the control of regional leader Khalifa Haftar, the head of the firm that hired the contractors told Re…
Gambia to launch probe into ex-president Jammeh’s personal finances
DAKAR (Reuters) – Gambia’s government will launch an investigation into the finances of former long-standing president Yahya Jammeh including the personal use of a charity bank account revealed by Reuters last month, the justice minister said on Friday…
European cities scramble to stop Turkish referendum rallies
ROTTERDAM/VIENNA (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will not be allowed to campaign for votes among expat Turks during a visit to Rotterdam on Saturday, the mayor of the Dutch port said, joining a growing list of European cities that…
U.S. forges ahead with South Korea missile defenses, despite upheaval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Friday it plans to forge ahead with building the THAAD missile defense system in South Korea, separating the issue from a political crisis in Seoul that saw President Park Geun-hye’s removal from office …
Holland’s Trudeau? Youthful Green surges before vote in campaign dominated by right
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A boyish 30-year-old who looks like Justin Trudeau and sounds like Barack Obama has emerged as a potential kingmaker in Dutch politics, riding a rare message of tolerance ahead of an election dominated by anti-immigrant rhetoric.
