Russian bombers hit Islamic State targets in Syria: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Friday six TU-22M3 long-range bombers had carried out air strikes on Islamic State targets on the western bank of the Euphrates river in Syria, the RIA news agency reported.
Thai PM reshuffles cabinet for the fifth time since coup
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has reshuffled his cabinet, a statement published in the Royal Gazette said on Friday, the fifth change in his administration since he took power in 2014.
German president to meet party leaders on Thursday
BERLIN (Reuters) – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel, the head of Bavaria’s conservatives, and the leader of the center Social Democrats (SPD) on Thursday, his office said on Friday.
Militants kill 184 in attack on mosque in Egypt’s north Sinai: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – Militants killed 184 people at a mosque in Egypt’s north Sinai region on Friday, detonating a bomb and shooting at fleeing worshippers and ambulances, state media and witnesses said.
France’s Le Drian says China is ‘well placed to push’ North Korea to talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has leverage to persuade North Korea to go back to talks over its nuclear ambitions, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday, after meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
Mnangagwa vows to rebuild Zimbabawe and serve all citizens
HARARE (Reuters) – New President Emmerson Mnangagwa laid out a grand vision on Friday to revitalize Zimbabwe’s ravaged economy and vowed to rule on behalf of all the country’s citizens.
Hope fades as search for Argentine submarine enters ninth day
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Families of the 44 crew members of a missing Argentine submarine gave up hope and went home on Friday after a days-long wait at the sub’s Mar del Plata naval base, saddened and angered by evidence that the vessel may have explo…
France’s Macron seeks renewal of Africa ties, but old problems persist
PARIS (Reuters) – Barely six months into office, President Emmanuel Macron is already preparing for his third visit to sub-Saharan Africa. Yet while the energetic young leader is eager to reshape France’s relationship with the continent, old problems d…
Irish government set to fall weeks before Brexit summit
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s minority government looked set to collapse on Friday after the party propping it up submitted a motion of no confidence in the deputy prime minister, weeks before a summit on Britain’s plans to leave the European Union.
Militants kill 115 in north Sinai mosque attack: Egyptian state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 115 people were killed on Friday when Islamist militants set off a bomb and opened fire on people attending prayers at a mosque in Egypt’s restive northern Sinai, state media said.
