France’s Macron gets backing from Socialist ex-mayor of Paris Delanoe
PARIS (Reuters) – French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron got the backing of Socialist former Paris mayor Bertrand Delanoe on Wednesday, in another boost for the centrist’s campaign at the expense of the Socialist candidate, Benoit Hamon.
Saudi police kill suspected Islamic State militant, detain another: statement
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi security forces killed a suspected Islamic State member when he pulled a gun on a patrol in the capital Riyadh, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency SPA. One person was arrested.
Thousands flee Myanmar army clashes with insurgents near China border, official says
YANGON (Reuters) – Thousands of people have fled clashes between the Myanmar military and ethnic rebels along the border with China, a Chinese official said, as fighting threatened leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s top goal of reaching peace with minorities.
China asks North Korea to stop missile tests, tells U.S. and South to seek talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China, fearing a rapid escalation of tension on the Korean peninsula, called on North Korea on Wednesday to stop its nuclear and missile tests and for South Korea and the United States to stop joint military drills and seek talks in…
Philippine lawmakers dismiss Duterte loyalist over U.S. citizenship saga
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine lawmakers dismissed a close ally of President Rodrigo Duterte as foreign minister on Wednesday, citing “compelling issues” about his qualifications and his failure to prove he was not a U.S. citizen when he took the job.
Gunmen disguised as doctors attack military hospital in Afghan capital
KABUL (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on a military hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday in which gunmen dressed as doctors slipped into the facility and battled security forces inside the building for seve…
German polls show mixed results for coalition parties
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) are running neck-and-neck ahead of national elections, though one poll on Wednesday showed a surge in support for the SPD was easing.
Najib softens line in bid to get Malaysians out of North Korea
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak struck a softer tone with North Korea on Wednesday, a day after accusing it of assassinating the estranged half-brother of Kim Jong Un and treating Malaysians as “hostages.”
South Africa formally revokes international court withdrawal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – South Africa on Tuesday formally revoked its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court after its High Court blocked the government’s bid to pull out of the Hague-based war crimes tribunal.
Even with THAAD defense, North Korea missile barrage poses threat to South
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s latest weapons test showed it can accurately fire multiple medium-range ballistic missiles, an attack strategy that experts said could test the advanced U.S. THAAD anti-missile system which began to arrive in South Korea…
