Russia, in spy rift riposte, expels 59 diplomats from 23 countries
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia expelled 59 diplomats from 23 countries on Friday and said it reserved the right to take action against four other nations in a worsening standoff with the West over the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Br…
Israeli forces kill 12 Palestinians in Gaza border protests: Gaza medics
GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER (Reuters) – At least 12 Palestinians were killed and hundreds injured by Israeli security forces confronting one of the largest Palestinian demonstrations along the Israel-Gaza border in recent years, Gaza medical officials said.
U.S., British service members killed by improvised bomb in Syria
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A U.S. and a British service member in the U.S.-led coalition battling Islamic State were killed by an improvised explosive device in Syria, U.S and British officials said on Friday.
U.N. envoy says difficulties remain in Macedonia name dispute
ATHENS (Reuters) – The United Nations mediator seeking to end a long-running dispute over Macedonia’s name, said on Friday difficult issues remained and talks with Greek and Macedonian officials would continue.
Trump tells advisers he wants U.S. out of Syria: senior officials
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has told advisers he wants an early exit of U.S. troops from Syria, two senior administration officials said on Friday, a stance that may put him at odds with U.S. military officials who see the …
‘I’ve never been so happy’: Nobel winner Malala in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai says she has pined for her home in Pakistan’s picturesque Swat Valley, even as she recalled two years living in fear under the Taliban’s harsh interpretation of Islamic law.
Israeli forces kill nine Palestinian protesters on Gaza border: Gaza medics
GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER (Reuters) – At least nine Palestinians were killed and hundreds injured by Israeli security forces confronting one of the largest Palestinian demonstrations along the Israel-Gaza border in recent years, Gaza medical officials said.
Two coalition personnel, including U.S. service member, killed in Syria
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A U.S. service member and another person from the U.S.-led coalition battling Islamic State were killed by an improvised explosive device in Syria, U.S officials said on Friday.
Turkey says France could become ‘target’ for backing Syria Kurds
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey said on Friday that a French pledge to help stabilize a region of northern Syria controlled by Kurdish-dominated forces amounted to support for terrorism and could make France a “target of Turkey”.
Afghanistan sets October date for much-delayed elections
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan aims to hold parliamentary and local district elections in October, more than three years late, a senior election official said, although much work needs to happen quickly to meet that timeline in the war-ravaged country.
