UK PM May says Brexit vote will not undermine Northern Ireland peace deal
LONDON (Reuters) – There is no reason Britain’s June vote to leave the European Union should undermine a 1998 Northern Irish peace deal, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday.
Rivals, regional powers grow uneasy with Palestinian leader
RAMALLAH/GAZA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other Arab states are piling pressure on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resolve divisions in his Fatah party and with the rival Hamas movement, amid growing concerns about whether Palestinian de…
Airports seen adopting discreet screening measures to allay security fears
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Authorities will adopt more “invisible” screening measures to step up security in and around airports as they increasingly become targets for extremist activities, aviation industry experts said this week.
Chinese diplomat discusses border security with North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior Chinese diplomat visited North Korea this week where he discussed border security and infrastructure projects, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, in the first trip there by a high-ranking Chinese official since Feb…
Getting North Korea to give up nuclear bomb probably ‘lost cause’: U.S. spy chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. policy of trying to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons “is probably a lost cause” and the best that could be hoped for is a cap on the country’s nuclear capability, the Director of U.S. National Intellig…
China to carry out more military drills in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will carry out military drills in the South China Sea all day on Thursday, the country’s maritime safety administration said on Wednesday, ordering all other shipping to stay away.
General Butt Naked’s humanitarian rebirth tests Liberia’s forgiveness
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Everyone likes a good redemption story, and there are few more remarkable than that of notorious Liberian warlord “General Butt Naked”, who repented of his atrocities and became a preacher.
Pope Francis the manager – surprising, secretive, shrewd
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Father Ernest Simoni, a 88-year-old Albanian, was watching Pope Francis on television this month when, to his astonishment, he heard the pontiff mention his name.
Turkey vows to press Syria offensive despite warning from pro-Assad forces
ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey said on Wednesday it will press its military offensive in Syria until Islamic State is driven from the town of al-Bab, despite a warning from forces allied to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and a helicopter attack on …
Taliban attack Afghan provincial center, cut highway
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban fighters on Wednesday cut the highway linking the Afghan capital to the southern city of Kandahar, following an attack on the main town of Wardak province to the west of Kabul, officials said.
