DUBAI (Reuters) -An attack on a Shi’ite Muslim shrine in Iran’s southern city of Shiraz killed at least one person on Sunday, a local official told state TV, adding that one person had been arrested. Iranian state media earlier reported that at least four people had been killed in the attack. “It happened around 19:00…
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Jordanian military on Sunday downed a drone carrying crystal meth that was flying into Jordanian territory from neighbouring Syria, the state news agency Petra reported. War-torn Syria has become a hub for a multi-billion-dollar drugs trade, with Jordan a main transit route to the oil-rich Gulf states for a Syrian-made amphetamine…
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel ruled out on Sunday any eventual physical mission in Jerusalem for the first Saudi envoy to the Palestinians, even as they cast his appointment as endorsement of their goal of a state that would include part of the city as its capital. Saudi Ambassador to Jordan Nayef Al-Sudairi on…
By Mike Blake and Marco Garcia KAHULUI, Hawaii (Reuters) -The death toll from the Maui wildfires in Hawaii reached 93 on Saturday, according to the Maui County website, making it the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, with the total likely to rise as cadaver dogs sift through the ruins of Lahaina. The…
(Note: Strong language in paragraph 4) KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian border guards placed a new sign on Snake Island this weekend, recalling the early hours of Russia’s invasion when a comrade on the strategic Black Sea outcrop used a choice phrase to refuse to surrender to a warship. “The next border sign will be installed…
(This Aug. 11 story has been refiled to remove video) By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Prosecutor David Weiss has spent years probing allegations involving President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden. Now as a U.S. special counsel, he will have a chance to dig deeper while facing intense scrutiny from the president’s opponents. U.S. Attorney…
(This Aug. 11 story has been refiled to remove video) By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden may be headed for a criminal trial, U.S. Special Counsel David Weiss said shortly after promotion into that role on Friday, in a sign that courtroom drama could play an outsized role in…
By Felix Onuah and Sali Samb ABUJA/CONAKRY (Reuters) -Coup leaders in Niger are open to diplomacy to resolve a standoff with West Africa’s regional bloc, a group of senior Nigerian Islamic scholars said on Sunday after meeting the junta in Niamey. Their visit comes as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) explores its…
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -Stock investors have been satisfied by middling U.S. corporate results so far this year but they might not be so easy to please for the rest of 2023. As the second-quarter earnings season winds down, S&P 500 results are presenting a mixed picture, with companies beating analysts’ profit expectations…
By Andrew Hayley and Ethan Wang BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s State Council issued guidelines on Sunday that it said would further optimize the country’s foreign investment environment and attract more foreign investment. The State Council said in a document containing 24 guidelines that authorities should increase protection of the rights and interests of foreign investors, including…
