Afghan forces retake district in southern province of Helmand
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan security forces backed by U.S. air strikes have retaken a southern district from the Taliban as part of a drive to weaken the insurgents’ hold on Helmand province and push them back from around its capital, Lashkar Gah, officia…
Philippine leader to expedite bill for self-rule in Muslim region
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed on Monday to fast-track new legislation for autonomy in the country’s most volatile region, advancing a protracted process to end decades of rebellion and thwart rising Islamist militancy.
Hungary, Israel seek closer ties as Orban campaign unnerves Jews
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to focus on business rather than history in Budapest as he looks to deepen ties with Hungary, whose leader Viktor Orban’s flirtation with the radical right has unnerved Jews livin…
‘No notes’ Davis riles anti-Brexit camp in negotiations
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Did David Davis forget his notes? Or does he just have no ideas?
Israeli ‘counter-terrorism boot camp’ a tourist attraction in occupied West Bank
GUSH ETZION SETTLEMENT, West Bank (Reuters) – Taking in the scene of a simulated fruit market in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, a group of tourists ponders whether a poster-size figure of an Arab man holding a cellphone is a threat an…
Turkish government extends state of emergency rule for another 3 months
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey on Monday extended emergency rule for another three months, almost a year after it was imposed in the wake of last July’s failed military coup.
EU puts sanctions on Syrian scientists, military officials over gas attack
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union imposed sanctions on 16 Syrian scientists and military officials on Monday for their suspected involvement in a chemical attack in northern Syria in April which killed scores of civilians.
Kremlin hopes U.S. finds ‘political wisdom’ to solve diplomatic row
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday it hoped the Trump administration would find the political wisdom to solve a diplomatic dispute with Moscow over the seizure of Russian diplomatic property in the United States.
Bomb blast hits military vehicle, wounds 17 in southeast Turkey: army
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Explosives planted by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants ripped through a Turkish military vehicle traveling through southeast Turkey on Monday, wounding 17 soldiers, the military said.
U.S. expert flies to Britain to examine baby Charlie Gard
LONDON (Reuters) – A U.S doctor offering experimental treatment to a critically ill British baby is due in London this week to help persuade a judge to keep the boy’s life support switched on, in a case that has prompted a fierce debate around the worl…
