Turkey’s defense industry says planning 22 projects worth $5 billion
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is planning 22 new defense projects worth a total of $5 billion and spanning the development of air defense missile systems, ammunition and arms systems, the defense industry executive board said on Thursday.
Islamic State atrocities in Mosul need international justice: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Islamic State atrocities committed during the battle for Mosul are “international crimes” that Iraqi courts do not currently have jurisdiction over, the U.N. human rights office said in a report published on Thursday.
Manila to focus on terrorism at Southeast Asian summit, urge greater cooperation
MANILA (Reuters) – Two weeks ahead of a regional summit, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday urged greater cooperation to battle Islamist militancy, following military victories in Iraq, Syria and the southern Philippine city of Marawi.
Libyan armed group says will not extradite brother of Manchester suicide bomber to UK
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A Libyan armed group will not extradite the brother of the Manchester suicide bomber who killed 22 people in an attack on a pop concert in Manchester in May to Britain, its spokesman said on Thursday.
Sicilian election holds mirror up to national trends
ROME (Reuters) – A regional ballot in Sicily this weekend will serve as a dress rehearsal for a forthcoming general election, with the political dynamics on the Mediterranean island matching those being played out on the national stage.
Support for Hungary’s ruling Fidesz highest in six years in October: pollster
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Voter support for Hungary’s ruling right-wing Fidesz party rose to its highest since January 2011 at 40 percent according to an opinion poll published on Thursday, less than six months before parliamentary elections due in April 20…
Supreme Leader Khamenei says U.S. is Iran’s ‘number one enemy’
ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States is Iran’s “number one enemy” and Tehran will never succumb to Washington’s pressure over a multinational nuclear deal, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a televised speech on Thursday.
Spain likely to seek arrest of ousted Catalan leader, top judge says
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish courts are likely to issue a European arrest warrant for former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, now in Belgium, after he failed to appear at a hearing on Thursday, Spain’s top judge said.
South Korea spy agency sees signs of planned new missile test by North
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea may be planning a new missile test, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday, after brisk activity was spotted at its research facilities, just days before U.S. President Donald Trump visits Seoul.
Kremlin calls updated U.S. sanctions on Russia extremely negative
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday that Moscow regarded updated U.S. sanctions on Russia extremely negatively.
