U.S. helicopter crash in Iraq kills all aboard: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – All personnel aboard a U.S. military helicopter carrying American service members were killed in a crash in western Iraq, the U.S. Central Command said on Friday.
Even after ouster, Zimbabwe’s Mugabe hogs the headlines
HARARE (Reuters) – Four months after his overthrow, former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe was back on familiar territory on Friday, splashed across the front pages after lambasting his successor as a “disgrace”.
Britain, EU may reach ‘provisional’ Brexit transition deal next week: source
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain and the European Union could agree a “provisional” deal next week on a post-Brexit transition period, a senior Brussels diplomat said on Friday, stressing that this will only happen if London and the bloc resolve all divorc…
‘Lettergate’ mystery hits Vatican as conservatives cry foul
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – First there was “Vatileaks”. Now there is “Lettergate”.
Facing far-right challenge, minister says Islam doesn’t belong to Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – New Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Islam does not belong to Germany and set out hardline immigration policies in an interview published on Friday, as he sought to see off rising far-right challengers.
Syrians leave rebel-held Ghouta for second day; Turkey attacks Afrin town
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes killed dozens of people in eastern Ghouta on Friday and Syrians fled rebel territory toward government positions for a second day, a war monitor said, as the government pressed its advance on the biggest opposition bastio…
Russia to expel UK diplomats as crisis over nerve toxin attack deepens
ASTANA/LONDON (Reuters) – Russia is set to expel British diplomats in retaliation for Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to kick out 23 Russians as relations with London crashed to a post-Cold War low over an attack involving a military-grade nerve …
Greek court rejects Turkey’s request for extradition of eight soldiers
ATHENS (Reuters) – A Greek appeals court on Friday rejected a Turkish demand for the handover of eight Turkish soldiers accused by Ankara of having played a direct role in the abortive coup against President Tayyip Erdogan in 2016.
South Korea aims for high-level talks about talks with North
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will seek high-level talks with North Korea this month as preparations for a summit began on Friday, the presidential chief of staff said, while officials in the South expressed interest in a separate summit with the Unite…
Islam doesn’t belong to Germany, new interior minister says
BERLIN (Reuters) – New Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Islam did not belong to Germany, in an interview published on Friday, setting him on a collision course with Chancellor Angela Merkel who has stressed the need to integrate Muslims.
