Myanmar activists urge president to release jailed Reuters journalists
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar civil groups signed an open letter to the country’s president on Thursday, urging him to immediately release two Reuters reporters accused of possessing secret government papers and police officers involved in what it called …
Israeli envoy says Iran has recruited 80,000 Shiite fighters in Syria
(Reuters) – Israel’s envoy to the United Nations said on Thursday that Iran had recruited at least 80,000 Shiite fighters which it was training at a base just over five miles from Damascus.
South, North Korea to hold historic first summit in decade at DMZ
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to cross his country’s heavily militarised border with South Korea on Friday for the first intra-Korea summit in more than a decade, as the old foes seek to end their decades-long conflict and ea…
Russia presents unharmed Syrians at OPCW, Western allies stay away
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Russia and Syria presented several unharmed people from Ghouta, Syria, at the premises of the Organization for the Prohibition for Chemical Weapons on Thursday to support claims that there was no chemical attack in the city earlie…
Syrian army pounds Palestinian camp; UN warns of dire conditions
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army on Thursday intensified its bombardment of a besieged camp for Palestinian refugees and nearby rebel-held areas in southern Damascus, the last area near the capital outside government control.
Germany, France sign documents on joint weapons developments
BERLIN (Reuters) – German and French officials on Thursday signed four documents that they said underscored their determination to work together to jointly develop new weapons systems, including a maritime airborne warfare aircraft and a new fighter je…
British Interior minister refuses to quit over immigrants’ treatment
LONDON (Reuters) – British interior minister Amber Rudd said she had no plans to resign after giving contradictory statements about meeting targets for deportations, deepening a scandal over Britain’s treatment of Caribbean immigrants.
Serbia bars Croatia’s defense minister in tit-for-tat move
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia barred Croatia’s deputy prime minister and defense minister Damir Krsticevic on Thursday from entering the country until further notice, in a tit-for-tat move following a similar action by Zagreb last weekend.
Gambian migrant seized in Italy on suspicion of planning attack
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police have arrested an immigrant from Gambia suspected of planning an attack on behalf of the Islamic State (IS) militant group, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
Iran won’t accept any amendment to nuclear deal: senior official
ANKARA (Reuters) – A top adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said on Thursday Tehran would not accept any change to its nuclear deal, as Western signatories prepare a new package in the hope of persuading U.S. President Donald Trump to stick with the acco…
