From exile, a divisive figure rattles Palestinian politics
JERUSALEM/DUBAI (Reuters) – He is in the view of some Palestinians, and perhaps his own mind, the man who would be king.
With Brexit deadlines tight, EU-UK talks start slow
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Jeremy Corbyn and George Osborne have combined to remind Europe that London is now fully embarked on a turbulent, quickfire negotiation with Brussels that may see Britons vote next year to quit the European Union.
Cuban exiles hopeful about pope’s message of reconciliation
MIAMI (Reuters) – When John Paul II became the first pope to visit Cuba in 1998, Miami’s large Cuban exile population recoiled at the prospect of the pontiff giving his blessing to the island’s communist leaders.
Russia to hold special meeting on Middle East at U.N. Security Council: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will hold a special ministerial meeting at the United Nations Security Council on Sept. 30 to discuss conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, RIA news agency cited a deputy foreign minister as saying on Wednesday.
UN calls for special court to prosecute Sri Lanka war crimes
GENEVA (Reuters) – Sri Lankan state forces and Tamil Tiger rebels “most likely” committed war crimes including mass killings of civilians during their conflict that should be prosecuted by a special court with international judges, the United Nations s…
Israel returns Palestinian ex-hunger striker to detention without trial
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel returned a Palestinian security detainee to prison on Wednesday after deeming him sufficiently recovered in hospital from a 65-day hunger strike that he began to protest being held without trial.
Rights groups accuse Angola of crackdown after activist jailed
LUANDA (Reuters) – Rights groups accused Angola’s government on Wednesday of using the legal system to crack down on critics, after an activist was jailed for six years on charges of stirring rebellion.
Afghan Taliban says leadership dispute resolved
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Afghan Taliban said on Wednesday that a major dispute undermining the movement has been resolved, after relatives of the militant group’s late leader, Mullah Omar, pledged support for his appointed successor Mullah Ma…
Dissidents expelled from Congo ruling coalition: minister
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Seven senior political figures were kicked out of Democratic Republic of Congo’s ruling coalition on Wednesday for signing a letter urging President Joseph Kabila not to cling to power after his term expires next year, a minister s…
Mexican FM to meet Egypt president, calls for comprehensive investigation
CAIRO (Reuters) – Mexico’s foreign minister said she would meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Wednesday and demand thorough investigation of a mistaken army attack that killed eight Mexicans in Egypt’s western desert.
