German AfD leader: Trump offers change that may ease U.S.-Russian tensions
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s anti-immigrant party chief said on Thursday U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump offers the prospect of change in U.S.-Russian relations which could help reduce conflict in Ukraine to Berlin’s advantage.
Exclusive: Iran steps up weapons supply to Yemen’s Houthis via Oman – officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran has stepped up weapons transfers to the Houthis, the militia fighting the Saudi-backed government in Yemen, U.S., Western and Iranian officials tell Reuters, a development that threatens to prolong and intensify the 19-month…
UK police launch terrorism investigation after London Tube incident
LONDON (Reuters) – British police carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious item found on a London underground station on Thursday, and said counter-terrorism had launched an investigation into the incident.
Ethiopia arrests 1,645 ‘ringleaders and bandits’ in crackdown on violence
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian authorities said on Thursday they had detained 1,645 people since declaring a state of emergency less than two weeks ago in a bid to quell mass protests and violence.
Venezuela opposition ex-governor granted house arrest after year in jail
CARACAS (Reuters) – Manuel Rosales, a former opposition governor and presidential candidate in Venezuela, was granted house arrest after a year in jail, the Supreme Court said late on Wednesday without offering an explanation.
UK to pardon thousands of gay men convicted under defunct laws
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is to pardon thousands of gay and bisexual men who were convicted of crimes under sexual offense laws which have now been abolished, following on from the 2013 exoneration of celebrated World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing….
U.N. official urges Sri Lanka to take stronger measures to protect minorities
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s government must “clearly demonstrate” its political will and commitment to better protect the Indian Ocean island’s minorities by taking urgent steps to resolve post-war issues, a United Nations rights expert said on Thu…
As Sweden tightens borders, an Afghan faces return to home he doesn’t know
KARLSHAMN, Sweden, (Reuters) – Mohsen Naghawi says he is 18. At some point in the future, he fears, a plane will fly him to a violent country where he has never lived and has no family. If that happens, he will immediately look to escape.
Oil tanker carrying naphtha explodes at southern China port: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – An oil tanker carrying 3,400 tons of naphtha exploded during discharge at a southern Chinese port on Thursday and one person on board was missing, official Xinhua news agency reported.
Suspected Islamic State-inspired militant stabs three Indonesian police
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A suspected supporter of Islamic State stabbed and wounded three Indonesian police on Thursday in what appeared to be the latest violence inspired by the militant group in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority nation.
