UK will heed voters on migration, but needs good EU deal: May
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she would heed the message about immigration sent by voters who chose to leave the European Union last month, but Britain also needed to make sure it got a good new deal on trade w…
From Pyongyang with love: North Korea restarts coded spy broadcasts
SEOUL (Reuters) – “Now we’ll begin a mathematics review assignment for members of the 27th expeditionary unit of the distance learning university,” the woman’s voice crackled over the radio.
U.S. says its forces will keep operating in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. military forces will continue to operate in the South China Sea in accordance with international law, the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations John Richardson said on Wednesday during a visit to a Chinese naval base.
Israeli parliament enacts impeachment law, critics say targets Arab MPs
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament on Wednesday passed a law enabling it to impeach deputies for incitement to violence, racism or support for armed struggle against the state, in a move critics said was aimed mainly at Arab legislators.
British police officer stabbed after water fight turns violent
LONDON (Reuters) – A British police officer was stabbed after a water fight in London’s Hyde Park turned violent late on Tuesday.
Turkey blocks access to WikiLeaks after ruling party email dump
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has blocked access to the WikiLeaks website, the telecoms watchdog said on Wednesday, hours after it leaked thousands of ruling party emails just as Ankara grapples with the aftermath of a failed military coup.
France says west plans strike on Islamic State in Iraq, confirms Libya presence
PARIS (Reuters) – France and the United States are preparing a coordinated strike against Islamic State on the militant group’s stronghold in Mosul, Iraq, French government spokesman Stephane Le Foll said.
Indonesia on alert for revenge attacks after most-wanted militant killed
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian forces are on high alert for reprisal attacks after the country’s most-wanted militant was killed this week, officials said on Wednesday.
South African broadcaster in censorship storm before local vote
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – When the acting boss of South Africa’s public broadcaster stepped down this month, he said he had deliberately limited reporting on one of the main opposition parties.
Palestinian boy killed during clash with Israeli troops in West Bank: Palestinians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian boy was killed on Tuesday during a clash with Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank on the outskirts of Arab East Jerusalem, the Palestinian health ministry said.
