Russia orders warplanes in Syria to fly higher after jet shot down
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has ordered its warplanes in Syria to fly higher to avoid being shot down by shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles after one of its jets was downed at the weekend, the Izvestia daily reported on Monday.
Islamic State threatens Iran from ‘Tora Bora’ borderlands
HALABJA, Iraq (Reuters) – Islamic State may be on the wane in Iraq and Syria but for Iran, the threat is still strong, centered on Kurdish communities along the Iraq-Iran border where militants have operated in recent years.
‘Judge me’: Paris suspect refuses to answer Belgian court
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The prime surviving suspect in the 2015 Islamic State attacks on Paris said he would answer no questions as his trial in Belgium over a shooting that preceded his arrest got under way in Brussels on Monday.
German parties make final push for coalition deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – Negotiators for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) reconvened on Monday to hammer out compromises on healthcare and labor policy, the stumbling blocks in the way of another “gra…
Russia orders warplanes in Syria to fly higher after jet shot down: Izvestia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has ordered its warplanes in Syria to fly higher to avoid being shot down by shoulder launched anti-aircraft missiles after one of its jets was shot out of the sky on Saturday, the Izvestia daily reported on Monday.
Iran says U.S. jailing of consultant part of ‘psychological warfare’
LONDON (Reuters) – The United States’ jailing of a former consultant to Iran’s mission to the United Nations is part of a campaign of “psychological warfare”, Iran said on Monday.
Paris attacks suspect goes on trial in Brussels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The prime surviving suspect in the 2015 Islamic State attacks on Paris appeared to refuse to speak as his trial in Belgium over a shooting that preceded his arrest got under way in Brussels on Monday.
Battle over bodies rages quietly in Iraq’s Mosul long after Islamic State defeat
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The Iraqis who have come home to Mosul’s Old City knew it would be hard living in the rubble left by the battle against Islamic State, but there is one aspect of their surroundings they are finding unbearable seven months on.
Turkish president meets pope, expected to discuss Jerusalem
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met Pope Francis on Monday to discuss Jerusalem and the fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize the holy city as the capital of Israel.
China rebuffs U.S. criticism of relations with oil-rich Venezuela
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s support for Venezuela has benefited ordinary people and been broadly welcomed, the foreign ministry said on Monday after the U.S. Treasury accused China of aiding Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government with murky o…
