South Sudanese refugees in Congo double in September: UNHCR
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The number of South Sudanese refugees registered in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo nearly doubled last month to reach about 54,000, the U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday, as heavy fighting continues to ravage the world…
Another North Korea missile fails after launch, say U.S. and South
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea test-fired a missile that failed immediately after launch early on Thursday, the U.S. and South Korean militaries said, hours after the two countries agreed to step up efforts to counter the North’s nuclear and …
Needs must; EU walks tightrope on Turkey
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – As dismayed as they may be at Turkey’s post-coup crackdown, EU leaders meeting in Brussels on Thursday will avoid any harsh criticism of Ankara, whose help they badly need in keeping a lid on migration into Europe.
Philippine President Duterte announces ‘separation’ from United States
BEIJING (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he was announcing his “separation” from the United States.
Thai Muslim remembers bomb attack as king visited troubled south
YALA, Thailand (Reuters) – Hayim Mohammed Tolema was 12 years old when Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej came to visit his southern province and a bomb planted by Muslim separatists went off nearby, wounding dozens.
Turkish jets strike U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Syria
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkish jets pounded a U.S.-backed group of Kurdish-led militia fighters in northern Syria with more than 20 air strikes overnight, highlighting the conflicting agendas of the two NATO allies in an increasingly complex battl…
Pakistan to block Indian content on TV, radio as tension simmers
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan will ban all Indian content on television and radio channels from Friday, its media regulator said, stepping up media tit-for-tat bans that followed a spike in tension between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
French police defy government in snowballing protest over lawlessness
PARIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of French police officers protested in Paris and other cities overnight to denounce what they say are insufficient resources to fight mounting lawlessness, defying government demands that they stop the unauthorized demonstrat…
Turkey detains 40 soldiers in coup probe: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey detained 40 soldiers from an air base in the central Anatolian city of Konya as part of investigations into July’s failed military coup, Turkish media outlets said on Thursday.
British parliament must have vote on final Brexit deal: senior lawmaker
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s parliament must have a vote on an eventual agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union on leaving the bloc, said a senior lawmaker who is chairman of parliament’s Brexit committee.
