A young Chinese rebel feels the pull of family ties
CHENGDU, China (Reuters) – Her stepfather was dying from pulmonary heart disease in an intensive care unit on the other side of the country and Zheng Yue had to rush to the airport to catch a flight to see him.
Islamic State defeated in their Syrian capital Raqqa
RAQQA, Syria (Reuters) – U.S.-backed militias raised a flag inside Raqqa stadium on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said, as a four-month battle to take Islamic State’s Syrian capital came to an end.
Taliban attacks kill at least 61 across Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban suicide car bombers and gunmen attacked a provincial Afghan police headquarters on Tuesday, killing at least 33 people, including the police chief, and wounding 160, in the deadliest of a series of attacks across the country, …
U.N. urges Bangladesh to move Rohingya refugees stranded at border
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. refugee agency urged Bangladesh on Tuesday to speed up vetting of up to 15,000 Rohingya refugees “stranded” near the border after crossing into the country from Myanmar and move them further inland to safer and better condit…
As China’s leaders gather, market reform hopes fade
BEIJING (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping’s rule in China has been marked by a muscular stance in many areas – from corruption to foreign policy – but investors and business leaders hoping that the nation’s most powerful leader in decades will drive market reforms are girding for disappointment.
Islamic State cleared from Syria’s Raqqa: monitoring group
RAQQA, Syria (Reuters) – U.S.-backed militias have completely taken Syria’s Raqqa from Islamic State, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
Maltese journalist’s son says she was murdered for exposing corruption
VALLETTA (Reuters) – The son of Malta’s best-known investigative journalist said on Tuesday his mother had been killed by a car bomb because of her work exposing political corruption, as hundreds of people demonstrated to demand justice after her death…
UK hate crimes surge on Brexit and militant attacks
LONDON (Reuters) – Hate crimes in Britain surged by the highest amount on record last year, official figures showed on Tuesday, with the vote to leave the European Union a significant factor.
Iraqi forces take control of all oil fields operated by state-owned North Oil in Kirkuk
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi forces completed an operation to take control of all oil fields operated by state-owned North Oil Company in the Kirkuk region on Tuesday, a senior military officer said.
Islamic State in Raqqa mounts last stand
RAQQA, Syria (Reuters) – U.S.-backed militias will capture Islamic State’s last foothold in the jihadists’ former Syrian capital of Raqqa within hours, a militia spokesman said on Tuesday.
