Turkey extends troop deployment mandate, pressures Iraqi Kurds on vote
ISTANBUL/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament voted on Saturday to extend by a year a mandate authorizing the deployment of Turkish troops in Iraq and Syria, stepping up pressure against an independence referendum in northern Iraq’s Kurdish region i…
U.S. bombers, fighters, stage show of force off North Korean coast
WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers escorted by fighter jets flew in international airspace over waters east of North Korea on Saturday, in a show of force the Pentagon said demonstrated the range of military …
One French soldier killed in Iraq-Syria area: French Presidency
PARIS (Reuters) – One French soldier from the 13th regiment of para-troopers was killed on Saturday morning while fighting in the Iraq-Syria region, the French Presidency said on Saturday.
Echoing France, Germany says May offered ‘nothing concrete’ on Brexit
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister said on Saturday that he had been disappointed by British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit speech, adding to a downbeat reception from France ahead of the resumption of Brexit negotiations next week.
U.S. bombers fly off North Korea’s coast in show of force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers escorted by fighter jets flew in international airspace over waters east of North Korea on Saturday in a show of force the Pentagon said demonstrated the range of military options available to …
Italy’s 5-Star names youthful new leader as election nears
RIMINI, Italy (Reuters) – Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, riding high in opinion polls, has named 31-year-old Luigi Di Maio to lead it into parliamentary elections next year that could see it win national power.
Few ideas, less hope leave Syria crisis on back burner at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – At the entrance to the United Nations building in New York a sign advertises an upcoming party to celebrate the end of the annual gathering of world leaders. Next to it a weathered box with crumpled papers urges people to don…
Kurdish government meets Baghdad officials on eve of independence vote
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government held talks with the Iraqi government in Baghdad on Saturday, two days before a planned referendum on secession from Iraq.
National celebrations open Saudi sports stadium to women for first time
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is celebrating the 87th anniversary of its foundation this weekend with a big program of concerts and performances, including a pageant operetta on Saturday evening which will allow women to enter the King Fahd Internati…
Germany calls May’s Brexit speech ‘disappointing’
WOLFENBUETTEL, Germany (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Saturday described British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit speech as “disappointing”, saying it offered no concrete details on how Britain wants to structure its exit from…
