Top Russian general says Moscow likely to reduce its troops in Syria
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – The size of the military force that Russia has in Syria is likely to be reduced, the chief of the general staff of the armed forces said on Thursday.
Object detected by U.S. navy flight is not missing Argentine sub: embassy
BAHIA BLANCA, Argentina (Reuters) – An object detected by a U.S. Navy plane near the area where a missing Argentine navy submarine sent its last signal last week turned out not to be the missing vessel, a U.S. embassy spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Russia says Google down-ranking Sputnik, RT would be censorship
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that moves by Alphabet Inc’s Google to place articles from Russian news outlets Sputnik and Russia Today lower in search results would amount to censorship.
May to meet EU’s Juncker, Barnier December 4, EU confirms
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and his chief Brexit negotiator in Brussels on Monday, Dec. 4, the EU executive confirmed on Thursday.
Pope faces diplomatic dilemma in Myanmar visit
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis visits Myanmar next week, a delicate trip for the world’s most senior Christian to a majority Buddhist country accused by Washington of the “ethnic cleansing” of Muslim Rohingya people.
U.S. ally seen clinching re-election in Honduras vote, eight years after coup
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Eight years after a coup sparked by a previous president’s flirtation with a second term, voters in the poor Central American country of Honduras look poised on Sunday to re-elect their U.S.-friendly leader whose assault on gang…
U.S. Navy plane detected object near Argentine submarine’s last known location
BAHIA BLANCA, Argentina (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy plane detected an object near the area where a missing Argentine navy submarine sent its last signal during a search flight over the South Atlantic, a Reuters witness said on Thursday after traveling on b…
Merkel looks secure for now despite coalition chaos
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives are rallying around her despite the failure of talks to form a three-way ruling coalition, buying her time in office and putting the onus on her Social Democrat rivals to break Germany’s polit…
U.S. strikes on Taliban opium labs won’t work, say Afghan farmers
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan/KABUL (Reuters) – As U.S. and Afghan forces pound Taliban drug factories this week, farmers in the country’s largest opium producing-province and narcotics experts say the strategy just repeats previous failed efforts to stamp …
EU’s Juncker says will see in ‘next few days’ if Brexit talks can enter second phase
BERN (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday that it would be seen in the next few days whether Brexit talks with Britain had made enough progress to enter a second phase of negotiations.
