Attempted North Korea missile launch fails: South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea attempted to fire a missile from its east coast on Tuesday but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean officials said, in what would be the latest in a string of unsuccessful ballistic missile tests by the isolated…
U.N. food agency prepares for deeper humanitarian crisis as battle for Mosul looms
ERBIL, Iraq (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) is working on contingency plans that up to 700,000 people could be displaced by a planned offensive to retake Iraq’s second largest city from Islamic State, according to its…
Islamic State urges Muslims to destroy satellite TV sets
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State on Tuesday urged Muslims to destroy their satellite TV sets to prevent hostile channels “destroying their beliefs and polluting their ethics”.
Canada PM Trudeau will not be punished for elbowing legislator
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not face punishment for manhandling a legislator and inadvertently elbowing another during a fracas in the House of Commons, parliamentarians decided on Tuesday.
Housing for refugees takes center stage at Venice Architecture Biennale
VENICE, Italy (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Venice Architecture Biennale is usually a showcase of prestigious architecture projects from around the world, but Germany’s entry this year has taken a different angle, focusing instead on simple shelte…
Jets bomb Syrian rebel group Ahrar al Sham’s main camp, large numbers killed: monitor
AMMAN (Reuters) – Unidentified jets bombed a major camp of the powerful Islamist Ahrar al Sham insurgent group in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, leaving a large number of dead and wounded, a monitor reported on Tuesday.
Looming EU referendum casts shadow for British retirees in Spain
MOLLINA, Spain (Reuters) – Lured by warmer weather, cheaper property and a Mediterranean lifestyle, some 800,000 Britons have made Spain their home over the last three decades. Now, many are wondering what a British exit from the European Union would m…
Ivory Coast ex-first lady goes on trial for war crimes
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, went on trial on Tuesday, accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes for her alleged role in the civil war that followed a 2010 presidential election and killed around 3,000 peo…
Netanyahu turns to Arab peace plan to face new challenges
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Benjamin Netanyahu has turned to a 14-year-old Arab peace plan in trying to project a softer image internationally for a new governing coalition in Israel widely seen as more hardline toward Palestinian statehood.
Turkey counts cost of conflict as Kurdish militant battle rages on
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s conflict with Kurdish militants, said to have killed more than 5,000 people since July, has also destroyed at least 6,000 buildings that will cost approaching 1 billion lira ($340 million) to rebuild, according to a govern…
