Iraqi forces punch into western Mosul, launch air strikes in Syria
SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Iraqi forces pushed into western Mosul on Friday after retaking the city’s airport from Islamic State, as aid agencies warned the most dangerous phase of the offensive was about to begin for hundreds of thou…
China say North Korea’s nuclear plan is a problem between U.S. and North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Friday dismissed renewed pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump over its role in North Korea, saying the crux of the matter was a dispute between Washington and Pyongyang.
France’s Le Pen refused a police summons for questioning: her lawyer
PARIS (Reuters) – French far-right-leader Marine Le Pen refused to attend a summons for questioning by police last Wednesday over allegations that she made illegal EU payments to her staff, her lawyer said on Friday.
Pakistan blast that killed 10 probably a gas explosion, officials say
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani officials on Friday said a blast that killed 10 people at a shopping center in the eastern city of Lahore was most probably an accident caused by a gas leak, not a bomb, as initially described.
Slovenia allows same-sex marriage, but not adoption
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia permitted same-sex marriages for the first time from Friday under a law giving gay couples largely the same rights as heterosexuals though barring them from jointly adopting children.
Islamic State car bomb kills more than 50 in northwest Syria
BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An Islamic State car bomb killed more than 50 people on Friday in a Syrian village held by rebels, a war monitor said, a day after the jihadist group was driven from its last stronghold in the area.
Austria looks into broadening Airbus fraud lawsuit to U.S., Britain
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria may broaden a lawsuit against Airbus and the Eurofighter consortium to U.S. and British courts, alleging wilful deception and fraud linked to its 2003 order for jet fighters worth nearly 2 billion euro ($2.1 billion).
Suicide bomber kills at least eight soldiers in Yemen’s Zinjibar
ADEN (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least eight soldiers in an attack on a military camp in Yemen’s southern city of Zinjibar at dawn on Friday, a local official and residents said.
South Africa’s Zuma condemns violence against foreigners
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has condemned acts of violence between citizens and non-nationals, his office said on Friday.
Chemical weapon VX nerve agent killed North Korean leader’s half brother: Malaysian police
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – VX nerve agent, a chemical the United Nations classifies as a weapon of mass destruction, was used to kill the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in a bizarre murder in Malaysia last week, police said on …
