As Netanyahu faces police questioning, rivals look ‘post-Bibi’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a fourth time on Monday in a corruption investigation that has prompted political rivals to start looking to a “post-Bibi” Israel.
Jostling contenders for party elite play it safe at China parliament
BEIJING (Reuters) – Avoiding controversial questions and sticking closely to the script, three leading candidates jostling for a spot on the Communist Party’s apex of power made rare public appearances on the sidelines of China’s annual meeting of parl…
Poland pushes quest to unseat Tusk from top EU post
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A push by Poland’s eurosceptic government to remove fellow-countryman Donald Tusk from one of the top jobs in the European Union seemed to be gaining little traction as the bloc’s foreign ministers met in Brussels on Monday.
Trump signs revised travel ban in bid to overcome legal challenges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order on Monday banning citizens from six Muslim-majority nations from traveling to the United States but removing Iraq from the list, after his controversial first attempt was bl…
Armed groups prevent Mali interim govt installing in Timbuktu
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Armed groups took over parts of Timbuktu on Monday to prevent Malian interim authorities from being installed there under a peace pact meant to end years of lawlessness, the defense ministry said.
East Libyan forces mobilizing for counter attack at oil ports: officials
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – East Libyan forces carried out fresh air strikes on Monday and said they were mobilizing ground forces as they attempt to win back two of Libya’s largest oil ports, military officials said.
Germany says EU must check if Turkey funds achieving intended aims
BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin on Monday rejected as “absurd” Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s comparison of current German policies to the Nazi era, and said the European Union should check if funds aimed at preparing Turkey to enter the bloc were workin…
Escalation in ship attacks pushes Yemen towards starvation
LONDON/RIYADH (Reuters) – Cruise missiles, floating mines and a remote-controlled boat have been deployed to attack ships in Yemen in recent months, changing the dynamic of the two-year-old war and pushing the country closer to famine, shipping and aid…
U.S.-backed Syrian militias will close in on Raqqa: spokesman
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Syrian militias will tighten the chokehold on Islamic State’s base in Raqqa, after cutting the last main road out of the city, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
Zambia police say eight killed in stampede over food aid
LUSAKA (Reuters) – At least eight people were killed and 28 others injured in a stampede in Zambia’s capital Lusaka on Monday as thousands of poor people struggled to claim food handouts, police said.
