Ex-espion empoisonné: le Royaume-Uni suspend tous contacts bilatéraux avec la Russie et expulse 23 diplomates

La Première ministre britannique Theresa May a annoncé mercredi l'expulsion de 23 diplomates russes du Royaume-Uni, après avoir jugé la Russie "coupable" de l'empoisonnement de l'ex-espion russe Sergueï Skripal sur le sol britannique. La cheffe du gouvernement a également annoncé la "suspension des contacts bilatéraux" avec Moscou. La Russie disposait jusqu'ici de 59 diplomates accrédités au Royaume-Uni.

Afghan Asylum-Seeker Tried for Killing Christian Woman Who Converted in Germany

The asylum seeker attacked the Afghan woman and stabbed her with a 20-centimeter knife 16 times near a supermarket in the German city of Prien.

2 men charged with plotting to kill British PM

Two men are to appear in a London court Wednesday for charges of plotting to kill British Prime Minister Theresa May, media reports said early Wednesday.

Au Burkina Faso, Emmanuel Macron fustige encore les «crimes incontestables» de la colonisation

A Ouagadougou, le président a affirmé sa volonté de refonder les relations entre la France et l'Afrique. Gage de cette détermination, Emmanuel Macron a promis de déclassifier les documents liés à l'assassinat du président burkinabè Thomas Sankara.

Trump gives CIA authority to carry out drone strikes, WSJ says

The president of the United States has given the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to conduct drone strikes against suspected terrorists, a role previously assigned exclusively to the Pentagon, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

US Closes Embassy, Consulates in Turkey After Russian Ambassador Assassination

The United States has closed its embassy and consulates in Turkey amid a dangerous security situation in Ankara, the embassy said Tuesday, a day after Russian ambassador to the country was killed.

Outrage after Duterte justifies Philippine journalists’ murders

Media groups expressed outrage June 1 at Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s endorsement of killing corrupt journalists, warning his comments could incite more murders in a nation already one of the world’s most dangerous for reporters...