Refugees in Greece demand transfer to Germany, start hunger strike
ATHENS (Reuters) – A group of mainly Syrian women and children who have been stranded in Greece pitched tents opposite parliament in Athens on Wednesday in a protest against delays in reuniting with relatives in Germany.
Russian bombers hit militant targets in Syria’s Deir al-Zor: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Six long-range strategic bombers took off from their bases in Russia to hit militant targets in the Syrian province of Deir al-Zor on Wednesday, Russian news agencies cited the Russian Defence Ministry as saying.
Ousted Catalan leader will not return to Spain to testify: lawyer
MADRID (Reuters) – Dismissed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont will ignore a court order to return to Spain to answer charges over the region’s push for independence, but he could testify from Belgium, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh police arrest pilot ‘suspected of air attack plot’
DHAKA (Reuters) – A pilot with the Bangladesh national carrier Bangladesh Biman was arrested on Wednesday suspected of terrorism offences, including plotting to keep passengers hostage and flying a plane into the houses of top government leaders, polic…
Russia’s Putin arrives in Iran to discuss Syria, nuclear deal
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin began a visit to Iran on Wednesday designed to underpin closer ties between two countries at loggerheads with the United States as President Donald Trump threatens to pull out of a 2015 nuclear deal w…
Two years after the Paris attacks, France ends state of emergency
PARIS (Reuters) – Two years after militants killed 130 people in coordinated attacks across Paris, France officially ended a state of emergency, replacing it with the introduction of a new security law which critics say undermines civil liberties.
Russia not currently planning actions against U.S. media or social networks: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor is not currently planning any concrete actions against U.S. media outlets or online social networks, RIA news agency cited Roskomnadzor head Alexander Zharov as saying on Wednesday.
Awaiting Trump’s coal comeback, miners reject retraining
WAYNESBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – When Mike Sylvester entered a career training center earlier this year in southwestern Pennsylvania, he found more than one hundred federally funded courses covering everything from computer programming to nursing.
Kurdish leader departs, leaving nephew faced with reconciliation
ERBIL Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani departed office on Wednesday, leaving his nephew to reconcile with the central government in Baghdad, with regional neighbors and with rival Kurdish parties after a failed referendum on inde…
New Turkish party could cost Erdogan support, dislodge main opposition: poll
ANKARA(Reuters) – A new Turkish political party founded by a former minister and vocal critic of Tayyip Erdogan could cost the president crucial support and potentially unseat the main opposition, a poll suggested on Wednesday.
