U.S. jets fire flares to warn Russian jets in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. F-22 fighter aircraft fired warning flares on Wednesday after two Russian Su-25 jets entered an agreed upon deconfliction area in airspace east of the Euphrates river in Syria, the U.S. military said.
Saudis welcome U.N. report, U.S. stand on Iran’s missile supplies to Yemen’s Houthis: agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia on Thursday welcomed a United Nations report and a U.S. stand on Iran’s missile supplies to Yemen’s Houthis and demanded immediate action to hold Tehran accountable for its actions, state news agency SPA reported.
‘Bad news for our enemies’: EU launches defense pact
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union nations, now unfettered by Britain’s decision to quit, achieved a 70-year-old ambition on Thursday to integrate their defenses, launching a pact between 25 EU governments to fund, develop and deploy armed forces toge…
Chile presidential hopefuls wrap up campaigning ahead of Sunday vote
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s presidential hopefuls were to wrap up campaigning on Thursday, three days ahead of a tight runoff election whose outcome will determine whether the world’s top copper producer will turn to the right or maintain its center-l…
Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitary chief seeks to put troops under national army
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The commander of Iraq’s biggest Shi’ite Muslim paramilitary group told its fighters on Thursday to take their orders from the national military and cut their ties with the group’s political wing.
At least four killed after train collides with bus in southwest France – media
PARIS (Reuters) – At least four people, including two children were killed after a train collided with a school bus, several French media outlets reported on Thursday.
In first, U.S. presents its evidence of Iranian weaponry from Yemen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday presented for the first time pieces of what it said were Iranian weapons supplied to the Iran-aligned Houthi militia in Yemen, describing it as conclusive evidence that Tehran was violating U.N. reso…
U.N. chief presses for release of arrested Reuters journalists in Myanmar
TOKYO/YANGON (Reuters) – The arrest of two Reuters journalists in Yangon this week was a signal that press freedom is shrinking in Myanmar and the international community must do all it can to get them released, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres …
Hamas will reverse Trump’s Jerusalem move, leader tells Gaza rally
GAZA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Palestinians including hundreds of gunmen rallied in Gaza on Thursday to mark the 30th anniversary of Hamas’s founding and its chief vowed to reverse U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel…
Arms supplied by U.S., Saudi ended up with Islamic State, researchers say
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Arms provided by the United States and Saudi Arabia to Syrian opposition groups frequently ended up in the hands of Islamic State, an arms monitoring group that analyzed weapons found on the battlefield said on Thursday.
