North Korea tests ballistic missile; U.S. to avoid escalation
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea early on Sunday, the first such test since U.S. President Donald Trump was elected, and his administration indicated that Washington would have a calibrated response to avo…
Syrian opposition picks delegation to Geneva talks
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s main opposition body on Sunday approved a new delegation to take part in Geneva peace talks later this month, which include Russian-backed blocs that have been critical of the armed insurgency against President Bashar al-Assa…
Steinmeier elected German president
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected Germany’s president on Sunday, the 12th person to hold the largely ceremonial post in the post-war era.
Coalition air strikes killed 18 Afghan civilians, U.N. says
KABUL (Reuters) – At least 18 civilians were killed last week in air strikes by international forces in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, an initial United Nations inquiry has concluded.
U.S. will strengthen Pacific allies against North Korea hostility: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is committed to the security of its allies in the Pacific region and will bolster its allies there against any hostile actions from North Korea, a White House official said on Sunday.
Helicopter bombs vehicle amid power struggle in Yemen’s Aden
ADEN (Reuters) – An Apache helicopter from a Saudi-led military coalition wounded three Yemeni soldiers when it fired a missile at a military vehicle outside Aden International Airport on Sunday, Yemeni security officials said.
Peru president’s approval rating slips to 38 percent amid graft probe
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s approval rating dropped five percentage points for the second month in a row in February, as a widening graft scandal entangled his former boss, an Ipsos poll showed Sunday.
Dutch far-rightist Wilders says others will soon forget pledge not to work with him
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Anti-Islam Dutch politician Geert Wilders said on Sunday that promises by other parties not to work with him would be quickly forgotten if, as expected, his far-right Party of Freedom gets more than 30 parliamentary seats in next …
Hezbollah supports Syria ceasefire and political talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese Hezbollah movement strongly supports the Syria ceasefire agreed upon in Kazakhstan and any truce that could lead to a political solution, its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday.
Inter-Shi’ite tension mounts in Baghdad after clashes
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Tension between Iraq’s Shi’ite leaders mounted on Sunday as the toll from protests in central Baghdad on Saturday increased to six killed, five demonstrators loyal to the fiery cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and one policeman.
