Egypt sentences 21 to death for planning attacks
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced 21 suspected extremists to death, including 16 in absentia, on charges of bomb making and planning attacks on public and private infrastructure, judicial sources said.
Belgian police set up security cordon after murder report
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Police closed down a street in southern Brussels in a major security operation involving specialist armed units on Thursday after a report of a possible murder.
Man lobs grenade at U.S. embassy in Montenegro, then blows himself up
PODGORICA (Reuters) – An unidentified man threw an explosive device, probably a hand grenade, at the U.S. embassy building in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, around midnight before blowing himself up, the government said on Thursday.
India gives Trudeau list of suspected Sikh separatists in Canada
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has handed Canada a list of nine people in Canada who are suspected of trying to revive a Sikh separatist movement in the Indian state of Punjab, a state official said on Thursday.
Russian opposition leader Navalny briefly held ahead of March election
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained by police on Thursday but then released a short while later, weeks ahead of a presidential election in which he has been barred from running.
Russian opposition leader Navalny released in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released by police on Thursday less than an hour after he was detained in Moscow.
U.N. pleads for truce to avert ‘massacre’ as strikes hit Syria’s Ghouta for fifth day
AMMAN (Reuters) – Warplanes pounded the last rebel enclave near the Syrian capital for a fifth straight day on Thursday as the United Nations pleaded for a ceasefire to halt one of the fiercest air assaults of the seven-year civil war and prevent a “ma…
Iran says may withdraw from nuclear deal if banks continue to stay away
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran will withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal if there is no economic benefit and major banks continue to shun the Islamic Republic, its deputy foreign minister said on Thursday.
Philippines’ Duterte suggests news site Rappler linked to U.S. spies
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday stood by his decision to ban domestic news outlet Rappler from his events, accusing it of trying to undermine his government, probably with the backing of the U.S. Central Intelligence…
Philippines’ Duterte says may expand ban on outbound workers
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he would extend his ban on sending workers to Kuwait to include other countries if investigations showed Filipinos were being seriously abused by employers elsewhere.
