El Chapo, if convicted, would likely do time in ‘Supermax’ prison
DENVER (Reuters) – If Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, known as much for jail breaks as narcotics trafficking, ends up convicted in U.S. court, there is little doubt where he will spend the rest of his life – a super-secure Colorado prison …
Funeral of major graft probe judge killed in plane crash
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The funeral was being held on Saturday of a Brazilian Supreme Court justice who died in a plane crash after overseeing the investigation of politicians linked to the nation’s largest graft scheme.
Russia says airstrikes hit IS targets in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Six Russian warplanes carried out airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor on Saturday, RIA news agency quoted the Russian defense ministry as saying.
Russia’s Putin ready to meet Trump, preparations may take months: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet U.S. President Donald Trump but preparations for the possible meeting may take months, not weeks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by TASS news agency.
Blast kills at least 21 in Pakistan vegetable market, says official
PESHAWAR/DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – An explosion in a busy vegetable market killed at least 21 people on Saturday in Pakistan’s remote northwestern tribal region, an official said, in an attack jointly claimed by the Pakistani Taliban and a…
Humanitarian support ‘Band-Aid’ for unresolved Afghanistan conflict, officials say
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s continued descent into crisis is forcing the country to increasingly rely on humanitarian aid that can only provide short-term relief while leaving the underlying problems unsolved, international officials acknowledged on Saturday, even as they launched a request for $550 million (£444.4 million) in new funding.
Afghanistan’s Abdullah welcomes Trump commitment to troops
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan chief executive Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday expressed hope that the United States would continue its support for the Afghan government after American President Donald Trump publicly spoke with U.S. troops stationed in Afghani…
Turkish parliament approves presidential system, paving way for referendum
ANKARA (Reuters) – The Turkish parliament has backed a plan to strengthen the powers of the presidency, paving the way for a referendum on the issue in spring which, if passed, could allow President Tayyip Erdogan to stay in office until 2029.
Two ‘terrorists’ blow themselves up in confrontation with security forces in Jeddah: media
DOHA (Reuters) – Two suspected militants blew themselves up in a confrontation with security forces in Saudi Arabia’s second city of Jeddah early on Saturday, Saudi media reported.
Asian media decry isolationist Trump, fear economic, diplomatic turmoil
TOKYO, (Reuters) – A day after Donald Trump became U.S. President and vowed to put “America First”, Asian media decried his isolationist policies, fearing they will chill the global economy and sow widespread international discord.
