U.S. urges Turkey to remain focused on Islamic State, not attack Syria’s Afrin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department urged Turkey on Thursday not to take military action against Afrin region in Syria and called instead for Ankara to remain focused on fighting Islamic State militants in the region.
Jordan says Israel apologizes for killing of two Jordanians in embassy incident
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan said on Thursday that Israel had formally apologized for the deaths of two of its citizens killed by an Israeli security guard last July in an incident that has soured ties and led to the closure of the Israeli embassy in Amman…
Zimbabwe fires more than 30 police commanders: state-owned Herald newspaper
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe has fired more than 30 senior police commanders as part of a process to clean up the image of the force, the state-owned Herald newspaper reported in its online edition on Thursday quoting unnamed police sources.
Russia accuses Washington of leaking diplomats’ bank details
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry on Thursday accused U.S. officials of leaking to the media confidential financial details of Russian diplomats working in the United States, and demanded that those responsible be punished.
EU keen to avoid a fight with Warsaw but will want real concessions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A new charm offensive should buy Poland time in its confrontation with the EU over backsliding on democracy, but Warsaw will have to make some real policy changes to match the warmer words or risk losing some funds from the bloc.
Macedonia told to resolve Greece dispute and implement reforms to join NATO
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Macedonia’s must resolve a decades-long dispute over its name, implement judicial reform and build good relations with neighboring countries to join NATO, the Western military alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on T…
Shutting out immigrants is not Christian, pope says
IQUIQUE, Chile (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Thursday that it is not Christian to shut out immigrants, urging nations to welcome people whose lives had been “watered down” by poverty, injustice and exploitation.
Venezuela talks off in row over fugitive ex-policeman’s death
CARACAS (Reuters) – Talks between Venezuela’s government and the opposition coalition foundered on Thursday after the opposition denied providing information that led to the death of a rogue former policeman and six other anti-government militants.
Train crashes in Mexico City suburb, killing at least five
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A train derailed in a densely populated Mexico City suburb on Thursday morning, killing at least five people, local authorities said.
Somali general shot dead in capital Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A Somali general was shot in the head and killed in the capital Mogadishu on Thursday and a colonel who was his deputy has been arrested for the murder, senior army sources said.
