Ukraine – biggest obstacle to normal Russia ties, says Tillerson
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States would “badly” like to lift sanctions against Russia but will not do so until Moscow has pulled its forces out of eastern Ukraine and Crimea, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday, calling that the main o…
Defector says thousands of Islamic State fighters left Raqqa in secret deal
ANKARA (Reuters) – A high-level defector from Kurdish-led forces that captured the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State has recanted his account of the city’s fall, saying thousands of IS fighters – many more than first reported – left under a secre…
Rohingya refugees still fleeing from Myanmar to Bangladesh: UNHCR
DHAKA (Reuters) – Rohingya refugees continue to flee Myanmar for Bangladesh even though both countries set up a timetable last month to allow them to start to return home, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR)said on Thursday.
Thai court issues arrest warrants over arms cache
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai court issued arrest warrants against five people on Thursday over the discovery of a cache of weapons, including figures with links to the “Red Shirt” followers of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
German SPD head seeks ‘United States of Europe’, open to coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) outlined a vision of a “United States of Europe” within a decade on Thursday, in a bid to win his reluctant party over to working with Chancellor Angela Merkel on forming a new governmen…
‘This is not a life’: migrants stranded on Greek island
LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) – Syrian migrant Bashar Wakaa and his heavily pregnant wife are days away from the birth of their third child, stranded on the Greek island of Lesbos in a muddy, garbage-strewn olive grove with no running water or toilets.
Lebanon emerges from crisis with Iran on top, but risks remain
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s allies in Lebanon have emerged even stronger from a crisis triggered by Saudi Arabia, which achieved little more than to force the Saudis’ main Lebanese ally – Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri – closer to Tehran’s friends in Beir…
Tillerson says Ukraine is biggest obstacle to normal Russia ties
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States would “badly” like to lift sanctions against Russia but will not do so until Moscow has pulled its forces out of eastern Ukraine and Crimea, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday, calling that the main o…
UK criticizes Muslim Brotherhood, defends Western policy
LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign secretary Boris Johnson singled out the Muslim Brotherhood and its associates for criticism on Thursday in a speech calling for a renewed western diplomatic push in the Middle East to tackle Islamic extremism.
Catalan separatists march in Brussels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Nearly 50,000 people marched through Brussels’ European quarter on Thursday in support of Catalan independence and the region’s president, who has avoided arrest in Spain by taking refuge in Belgium.
