Thousands stream out of Syrian rebel enclave as army advances
BEIRUT/DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Thousands of Syrians fled a rebel pocket in eastern Ghouta on Thursday and crossed by foot to army positions, the largest such outflow in almost a month of fighting, as troops seized more ground in the opposition stronghold….
Syrians stream out of rebel-held Ghouta town as army advances
BEIRUT/DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Hundreds of Syrians fled a rebel-held town in eastern Ghouta on Thursday and crossed by foot to government-held positions, as the army pressed its advance into the last major opposition stronghold near Damascus, a Reuters wi…
Russia warns UK it will retaliate soon for expulsion of diplomats over nerve attack
MOSCOW/LONDON (Reuters) – Russia warned on Thursday that it would retaliate very soon for Britain’s expulsion of 23 diplomats over a nerve toxin attack on a Russian former double agent.
Two Australians among victims of Cambodia landmine blast
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – A landmine explosion on Thursday during a joint training exercise on a military base in Cambodia killed two people and injured three, with an Australian citizen in each group of casualties, police said.
Eight killed in Senegal military helicopter crash
DAKAR (Reuters) – A military helicopter crashed in southwest Senegal, killing eight people and injuring 13 others, the army said on Thursday.
Aid convoy enters eastern Ghouta: SARC, ICRC
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Syria said a convoy of 25 aid trucks entered the northern pocket of Syria’s besieged eastern Ghouta on Thursday.
Japan PM’s office knew of possible problems with land deal documents
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s office was aware in early March of potential problems with documents about a controversial land sale to a school operator with ties to Abe’s wife, his top spokesman said on Thursday, amid suspicion…
After turmoil at home, Egypt struggles to revive power abroad
CAIRO (Reuters) – When Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman chose Egypt for his first official trip abroad since becoming crown prince, Cairo draped its streets with banners declaring the two countries to be “the beating heart” of the Middle East.
UK’s Johnson says corrupt Putin allies may be targeted
LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister Boris Johnson suggested on Thursday that corrupt Russians who owe their wealth to their ties with President Vladimir Putin could be targeted by British police in retaliation for a nerve attack on a Russian ex…
China’s unspoken compact put to test by Xi power play
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The unspoken compact that has anchored the relationship between China’s government and its people – stay out of politics and we’ll help you prosper – is being tested like never before by President Xi Jinping’s move to exten…
