U.S. approves possible sale of javelin missiles worth $47 million to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of Javelin missiles and launch units to Ukraine at an estimated cost of $47 million, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
Eight Turkish soldiers killed, 13 wounded in clashes in Syria’s Afrin
ANKARA (Reuters) – Eight Turkish soldiers were killed and another 13 were wounded in clashes in northwest Syria’s Afrin region on Thursday, Turkey’s armed forces said.
Tillerson to make first trip to Africa as top U.S. diplomat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Chad, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria next week on his first trip to Africa as the top U.S. diplomat, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.
Trump nominee: Russia, China don’t expect ‘much’ U.S. response to cyber attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lieutenant General Paul Nakasone, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Cyber Command, said on Thursday he did not think Russia, China and other countries expected much of a response from the United States to cyber at…
Street artist in Yemen remembers casualties of war
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni street artist Haifa Subay is painting murals to help ensure that victims of Yemen’s grueling three-year civil war are not forgotten.
France’s Macron shrugs off fall in popularity among pensioners
CHALONS-EN-CHAMPAGNE, France (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron downplayed on Thursday his recent collapse in popularity among older voters, who have suffered the brunt of tax changes meant to favor those in work and revive the economy.
Britain seeks U.S. promise not to seek death penalty if extremists are extradited
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The British government is asking U.S. authorities to promise they will not seek the death penalty if two Islamic State militants detained in Syria are extradited to the United States, according to European government sources.
Another mass abduction blights Nigerian leader’s security record
LAGOS (Reuters) – When Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari took office three years ago, eradicating the “mindless, godless” militants of Boko Haram and rescuing the hundreds of women and children they held captive was one of the main pledges in his ina…
Putin, before vote, unveils ‘invincible’ nuclear weapons to counter West
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin announced an array of new nuclear weapons on Thursday, in one of his most bellicose speeches in years, saying they could hit almost any point in the world and evade a U.S.-built missile shield.
U.S. ambassador to Mexico to resign amid tense bilateral relations
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson will step down from the job in May, she said on Thursday, joining a growing list of senior State Department officials to resign from the agency during the presidency of Donald Trump.
