Iran-backed Shi’ite militias to join assault near Mosul on new front
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Shi’ite militias backed by Iran said on Friday they would soon join the fight against Islamic State on a new front west of Mosul, a move which could block any retreat by the jihadists into Syria but might alarm Turkey and the …
Philippines’ Duterte says God warned him off swearing
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Icelandic voters to choose between Pirates and establishment
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – Iceland holds parliamentary elections on Saturday, with polls showing the opposition led by the anti-establishment Pirate Party could topple the current center-right ruling coalition.
Venezuelan opposition strike patchy amid government threats
CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL (Reuters) – Venezuela’s streets were quieter than usual on Friday during an opposition-called strike, but participation was patchy after the socialist government threatened to shut down businesses that closed.
Maduro is Venezuelan, top court rules
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s top court on Friday ruled that President Nicolas Maduro is indeed Venezuelan, responding to years of opposition speculation that the socialist leader was in fact born in neighboring Colombia and has dual citizenship.
France, Britain feud over young ‘Jungle’ migrants
CALAIS, France (Reuters) – France demanded on Friday that Britain take in hundreds of minors from war-torn countries after the British interior minister suggested that Paris should do more for them following the closure of the “Jungle” migrant camp in …
Exclusive: Rohingya women say Myanmar soldiers raped them amid crackdown on militants
U SHEY KYA/YANGON (Reuters) – Rohingya Muslims say Myanmar soldiers raped or sexually assaulted dozens of women in a remote village in the northwest of the country during the biggest upsurge in violence against the persecuted minority in four years.
Russia fails to win re-election to U.N. Human Rights Council
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia failed to win re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday, beaten out by Hungary and Croatia, following lobbying by rights groups against Moscow’s candidacy because of its military support for the …
Northern Irish court sides with UK premier over Brexit challenge
BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s High Court on Friday rejected an attempt to block Britain’s exit from the European Union, saying that neither the province’s parliament nor its laws could override a decision by the British government.
France’s Valls expresses ‘anger’ over Hollande comments: Le Monde
PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls voiced anger over unguarded comments by Socialist President Francois Hollande published in a recent book, Le Monde reported on Friday, dealing a further blow to the embattled leader.
