Philippines’ Duterte says South China Sea arbitration case to take ‘back seat’
BEIJING (Reuters) – The South China Sea arbitration case will “take the back seat” during talks with China, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday in Beijing, adding that he would wait for the Chinese to bring up the dispute rather than…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian assailant in West Bank: police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces on Wednesday shot dead a 19-year-old Palestinian woman who police said had advanced towards them with a knife in her hand at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank.
Shi’ite militias say will support Iraqi army offensive on Mosul
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – A Shi’ite paramilitary force said it would support the Iraqi army’s offensive on Mosul, Islamic State’s last major stronghold in Iraq, raising the risk of sectarian strife in the mainly Sunni region.
Brexit vote was for control over immigration, but we want good exit deal: UK’s May
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s vote to leave the European Union was clearly a vote to regain control over immigration, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday, adding that she wanted to ensure the country got a good deal for businesses from exit neg…
Far from Aleppo, Syria army advance brings despair to besieged Damascus suburb
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Dozens of children line up for bread on the side of a road in Eastern Ghouta, a rebel-held area near Damascus. In scenes described by a witness, their belongings are piled up on the gravel — blankets, old mattresses, sandbags stuffe…
Russia rules out extending bombing pause in Syria’s Aleppo unilaterally: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday that Russia ruled out extending a pause in bombing of Syria’s Aleppo unilaterally, Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted him as saying.
BASF discovers body of third person likely killed in blast
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Divers on Wednesday retrieved a body from the harbor at German chemical group BASF’s flagship production site at Ludwigshafen, believed to be the third victim in a deadly blast and subsequent fire that occurred on Monday.
Lebanon’s Hariri backs Aoun for president, some allies opposed
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri intends to endorse Michel Aoun for the vacant presidency, senior political sources said, and the Hezbollah ally could be elected head of state later this month.
Malaysia detains ruling party official over race riot threat
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia on Wednesday detained a ruling party official over an alleged clash with supporters of a democracy group and a threat to spark race riots, as tension mounts ahead of a rally planned for next month to demand that the pr…
Death toll in attack on southern Somali town rises to 11
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A suicide car bomb and gun attack in the Somali town of Afgoye on Tuesday killed 11 people, including government employees, an official said, raising the initial death toll from four.
