Egypt says it is ‘shameful’ that Qatar not held accountable at United Nations
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Egypt accused Qatar on Thursday of adopting a “pro-terrorist” policy that violated United Nations Security Council resolutions and described it as “shameful” that the 15-member body had not held Qatar accountable.
Moroccan police fire tear gas to disperse protests in north
AL-HOCEIMA, Morocco (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas and used truncheons to scatter hundreds of protesters in northern Morocco, a Reuters witness said on Thursday, part of the biggest wave of demonstrations in the kingdom since Arab Spring-inspired ra…
Burundi teenage robotics team goes missing after U.S. contest: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Six teenagers from a Burundi robotics team have been reported missing after an international competition in Washington and two of them were seen entering Canada, police said on Thursday.
Top adviser to Puerto Rico governor resigns, ‘in no way pressured’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Elias Sanchez, Governor Ricardo Rosselló’s liaison to Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board who has been criticized over his financial disclosures, resigned on Thursday.
Syria rebels blindsided by U.S. move, say jihadists to benefit
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels said on Thursday a U.S. decision to halt a covert CIA program of military aid would mark a big blow to the Syrian opposition and risked allowing jihadists to tighten their grip over the insurgency.
EU may not stop democratic slide in Poland but Warsaw risks consequences
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union executive holds only limited leverage to stop ruling nationalists eroding the rule of law in Poland but they risk facing consequences including sharp cuts in EU funds that help develop the ex-communist state.
U.S. Navy chief asks Chinese counterpart for help on North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy’s top officer asked his Chinese counterpart to exert influence on North Korea to help rein in its advancing nuclear and missile programs, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
Qatar crisis strains Saudi-led Arab alliance in Yemen war
DUBAI (Reuters) – A crisis between Qatar and four Arab countries is straining a Saudi-led coalition backing Yemen’s government in a two-year war against Iranian-aligned Houthis and slowing the alliance’s military advances.
U.S. to deploy officials in Qatar in counter-terrorism accord: sources
DOHA/DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States will post officials at the Qatari state prosecutor’s office as part of a Qatari-U.S. agreement signed this month to fight the financing of terrorism, people familiar with the matter said.
On Israel’s Syria front, aid turns into hearts-and-minds drive
GOOD NEIGHBOUR ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER, Golan Heights (Reuters) – Israel has shifted from low-key humanitarian aid for Syrian civil war victims into a hearts-and-minds campaign billed as fostering new friends across a frontier that has been hostile for d…
