U.S. military says airstrikes kill five al Qaeda militants in Yemen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Friday it carried out airstrikes on Nov. 20 in Yemen’s al Bayda province that killed five militants from al Qaeda’s affiliate there, including Mujahid al-Adani, whom it described as one of the group’s le…
U.S. presses Russia to comply with nuclear missile treaty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is reviewing military options, including new intermediate-range cruise missile systems, in response to what it says is Russia’s ongoing violation of a Cold War-era pact banning such missiles, the State Departmen…
Pope singles out Rome’s decay, corruption on traditional feast day
ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis lamented the decay and degradation of Rome on Friday, using a traditional prayer on a national feast day to highlight problems such as environmental blight and corruption in the Italian capital.
Criticism of Ukraine’s language law justified: rights body
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s neighbors have a right to criticize a new Ukrainian law banning schools from teaching in minority languages beyond primary school level, a leading European rights watchdog said on Friday.
After stinging Athens, Turkey’s Erdogan woos crowds in northern Greece
KOMOTINI, Greece (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gave out toy cars and dolls to children on the final leg of a visit to Greece on Friday, a trip meant to boost ties but which has exposed the deep rifts between the two neighbors.
Fourteen peacekeepers, five Congo soldiers, killed in Congo attack: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS/ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Suspected militiamen killed at least 14 U.N. peacekeepers and five Congolese soldiers in an attack on a United Nations base in eastern Congo on Thursday night, the U.N. mission said on Friday.
At least 45 killed in ethnic fighting in South Sudan: official
JUBA (Reuters) – At least 45 people have died in fighting between ethnic groups in South Sudan’s northern state of Western Lakes, a local official said, in a new source of violence in a country already devastated by a four-year civil war.
Britain, EU clinch Brexit ‘breakthrough’ with move to trade talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain and the European Union struck a divorce deal on Friday that paves the way for arduous talks on future trade ties, easing immediate pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May and boosting hopes of an orderly Brexit.
U.S. says it will take steps to press Russia to comply with INF nuclear treaty
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States warned on Friday that the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is under threat because of Russian cruise missile activity and Washington will pursue diplomatic, economic and military steps to encourage Mosco…
Arrests, judicial reforms under Macri worry Argentina opposition
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri has pushed out the chief prosecutor, argued for federal judges to be fired and is planning judicial reforms as charges pile up against his predecessor’s government.
