U.N. chief presses for release of arrested Reuters journalists in Myanmar
TOKYO/YANGON (Reuters) – The arrest of two Reuters journalists in Yangon this week was a signal that press freedom is shrinking in Myanmar and the international community must do all it can to get them released, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres …
Hamas will reverse Trump’s Jerusalem move, leader tells Gaza rally
GAZA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Palestinians including hundreds of gunmen rallied in Gaza on Thursday to mark the 30th anniversary of Hamas’s founding and its chief vowed to reverse U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel…
Arms supplied by U.S., Saudi ended up with Islamic State, researchers say
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Arms provided by the United States and Saudi Arabia to Syrian opposition groups frequently ended up in the hands of Islamic State, an arms monitoring group that analyzed weapons found on the battlefield said on Thursday.
Despite parliament defeat, Britain’s May on course to deliver Brexit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Theresa May said on Thursday she was on course to deliver Brexit and a new partnership with the European Union, shrugging off a parliamentary defeat that could weaken her hand as the decisive phase of talks begins.
Seven decades in the making, a defense pact comes to the EU
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union nations are set to achieve a 70-year-old ambition to integrate their defenses on Thursday, signing a pact between 25 EU governments to fund, develop and deploy armed forces together after Britain’s decision to quit t…
India PM Modi’s party seen sweeping state polls in popularity boost
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling group will sweep an election in his home state of Gujarat, surveys showed on Thursday, shaking off the most serious challenge yet from a combined opposition.
NATO’s Stoltenberg says EU and NATO stronger together
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg welcomed greater cooperation between the Western military alliance and European Union on Thursday, saying the two were stronger together.
Indian tycoon’s extradition hearing told of abuse of UK ‘Chennai Six’
LONDON (Reuters) – One of the “Chennai Six” group of ex-British soldiers jailed in India was dragged to a psychiatric hospital and force-fed anti-psychotic tablets during his time in jail, a London court considering whether to extradite Indian tycoon V…
Splits on Italian right buoy opponents as campaigning starts
ROME (Reuters) – The leader of Italy’s far-right Northern League said on Thursday he was suspending contacts with his main political ally, former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, because of a disagreement over how tough courts should be on murderers a…
Exclusive: U.S. suspends aid to Somalia’s battered military over graft
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The United States is suspending food and fuel aid for most of Somalia’s armed forces over corruption concerns, a blow to the military as African peacekeepers start to withdraw this month.
