Cameroon security forces arrest 100 at anti-discrimination protests
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Security forces in Cameroon arrested about 100 people during days of protests over alleged discrimination against minority English-speaking people, Communications Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary and a senior security source said on We…
High-profile French police site among terrorist suspects’ targets: sources
PARIS (Reuters) – A high-profile police site was among the potential targets in a foiled terrorist plot, according to a person arrested in France in connection with the plot, two sources close to the investigation said on Wednesday.
More Rohingyas flee to Bangladesh as violence spreads in Myanmar
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – More Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar poured into neighboring Bangladesh this week, with some feared to have drowned after a boat sank during a bid to flee violence that has killed at least 86 people and displaced 30,00…
Philippines president vows to free economy ‘from clutches’ of oligarchs
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he was taking steps to open up the economy to new players and foreign investors, including in power, energy and telecoms, to share its wealth and limit graft and protectionism.
Brexit protesters tell British PM May: ‘Get on with EU divorce’
LONDON (Reuters) – Around 200 supporters of leaving the European Union gathered outside the British parliament on Wednesday to demand Prime Minister Theresa May deliver Brexit.
NATO ends counter-piracy mission as focus shifts to Mediterranean
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO has ended its Indian Ocean counter-piracy mission after a sharp fall in attacks, the alliance said on Wednesday, as it shifts resources to deterring Russia in the Black Sea and people smugglers in the Mediterranean.
Greek PM Tsipras, Trump talk about cooperation, security
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke by telephone to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, his office said, congratulating him on his election victory and underlining the strong ties between the two countries.
EU ‘acting on’ report of Russia taking jet fuel to Syria against ban: source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is “aware and acting on” a report that Russian tankers had carried jet fuel to Syria through the bloc’s waters despite it being banned, a source said on Wednesday.
Israel proposes 500 new settlement homes near Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Jerusalem’s municipality has proposed building 500 more housing units in an area of the city annexed by Israel after the 1967 Middle East war, a settlement monitoring group said on Wednesday.
France to convene Syria talks, accuses Assad, allies of waging ‘total war’
PARIS (Reuters) – France accused Syria and its allies on Wednesday of using political uncertainty in the United States to launch “total war” against rebel-held areas in the country and said states opposed to President Bashar al-Assad would meet in Par…
