North Korea modified submarine missile launch photos, says U.S. official
SEOUL (Reuters) – Photographs showing a North Korean missile launched from a submarine were manipulated by state propagandists and the country may be years away from developing such technology, analysts and a top U.S. military official said on Tuesday….
France broadly backs EU plan amid growing opposition to immigration
PARIS (Reuters) – France gave broad backing on Wednesday to an EU scheme to share out asylum-seekers among EU states to deal with a surge of migrants, after a week of ambiguity that reflected growing public opposition to immigration.
Gunman attacks U.N. vehicles, residence in Mali capital
BAMAKO (Reuters) – An unidentified gunman on Wednesday shot at United Nations vehicles in Mali’s capital Bamako and targeted a house where U.N. staff were staying, wounding a guard, the world body said.
Canada arrests 10 suspected of heading to join militants in Mideast
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Canadian police arrested 10 young people from Montreal who they suspect wanted to leave the country to join militant groups in the Middle East, officials said on Wednesday.
Israeli police say Palestinian driver shot dead after ramming attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli policeman shot dead a Palestinian driver in East Jerusalem on Wednesday after he rammed into two policewomen, injuring them, a police spokesman said.
Chadian lawmakers extend mandate of troops fighting Boko Haram
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chadian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to indefinitely extend the mandate of troops participating in a regional effort to combat Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist militants until the joint mission was completed.
Russian court arrests suspected Lithuanian spy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Moscow court on Wednesday arrested a suspected Lithuanian spy, a spokeswoman said, highlighting growing tension between Moscow and the former Soviet state now a member of the European Union and NATO.
U.S., allies target Islamic State with 25 air strikes: task force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition staged 25 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq since early on Tuesday, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the operation said on Wednesday.
U.S. says South China Sea reclamations stoke instability
JAKARTA (Reuters) – China’s land reclamation around reefs in the disputed South China Sea is undermining freedom and stability, and risks provoking tension that could even lead to conflict, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a conferenc…
Egypt appoints outspoken Brotherhood critic justice minister
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt appointed a hardline judge and outspoken critic of the Muslim Brotherhood as justice minister on Wednesday in a move decried by a leading opposition figure as a disaster for justice in the world’s most populous Arab country.
