Pakistani-American faces extradition hearing on NYC attack plot
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani-American man accused of plotting attacks in New York City for Islamic State is scheduled to appear at an extradition hearing in a Pakistani court on Friday.
U.S. withdraws from U.N.’s cultural agency UNESCO
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States announced on Thursday it was withdrawing from UNESCO, the U.N.’s cultural and educational agency, complaining about how it is run and about what Washington described as bias against Israel.
Pakistan army rescues kidnapped U.S.-Canadian couple and three children
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s army said on Thursday it had rescued a kidnapped U.S.-Canadian couple and their three children after receiving intelligence from the United States, nearly five years after the couple was abducted in Afghanistan.
UAE terminates North Korean diplomatic mission, ends visas
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday it was ending the mission of North Korea’s non-resident ambassador and terminating its own envoy’s services in Pyongyang, according to the official Twitter account of state news agency WAM.
Erdogan says U.S. sacrificing strategic ally Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States on Thursday of mistreating a strategic ally, in a blistering speech which appeared to rule out swift resolution to a dispute between two NATO members jointly fighting Islamic…
Facebook committed to helping investigators release Russia ads: Sandberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said on Thursday that the company was fully committed to helping U.S. congressional investigators publicly release Russia-backed political ads that ran during the 2016 U.S. ele…
With French down on strikes, Macron reforms get easier ride
PARIS (Reuters) – There was a time when angry French workers could down tools and take to the streets en masse to force ministers to back down. But things have changed, making President Emmanuel Macron’s job of pushing through labor reforms that much e…
U.S. Tillerson assures Washington’s only goal in Syria is fighting IS: TASS cites Lavrov
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has given assurances that Washington’s only goal in Syria is fighting Islamic State, the TASS news agency cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Thursday.
Pakistan rescues Canadian, American couple and their three children from ‘terrorist custody’
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani troops have rescued a Canadian man, his American wife and their three children from “terrorist custody” following a tip from U.S. intelligence agencies, the army said on Thursday.
Ceasefire deal sealed for rebel pocket near Damascus
CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) – A ceasefire deal for a Syrian rebel enclave south of Damascus was reached on Thursday, brokered by Cairo and Moscow, Egyptian state media said.
