Erdogan says U.S. sacrificing strategic ally Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States on Thursday of mistreating a strategic ally, in a blistering speech which appeared to rule out swift resolution to a dispute between two NATO members jointly fighting Islamic…
Facebook committed to helping investigators release Russia ads: Sandberg
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facebook Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said on Thursday that the company was fully committed to helping U.S. congressional investigators publicly release Russia-backed political ads that ran during the 2016 U.S. ele…
With French down on strikes, Macron reforms get easier ride
PARIS (Reuters) – There was a time when angry French workers could down tools and take to the streets en masse to force ministers to back down. But things have changed, making President Emmanuel Macron’s job of pushing through labor reforms that much e…
U.S. Tillerson assures Washington’s only goal in Syria is fighting IS: TASS cites Lavrov
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has given assurances that Washington’s only goal in Syria is fighting Islamic State, the TASS news agency cited Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on Thursday.
Pakistan rescues Canadian, American couple and their three children from ‘terrorist custody’
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani troops have rescued a Canadian man, his American wife and their three children from “terrorist custody” following a tip from U.S. intelligence agencies, the army said on Thursday.
Ceasefire deal sealed for rebel pocket near Damascus
CAIRO/BEIRUT (Reuters) – A ceasefire deal for a Syrian rebel enclave south of Damascus was reached on Thursday, brokered by Cairo and Moscow, Egyptian state media said.
Erdogan says U.S. sacrificing ties with Turkey, blames envoy
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan blamed his country’s dispute with the United States on the outgoing U.S. ambassador on Thursday, saying Washington was “sacrificing” relations with its NATO ally.
How a homemade tool helped North Korea’s missile program
SEOUL, (Reuters) – In 2009, a pop video from North Korea celebrated a new national hero – one that outside experts would later realize was at the heart of the secretive state’s banned nuclear and missile programs.
Military plane crashes in Spain, unclear if victims: defense ministry
MADRID (Reuters) – A Eurofighter combat jet plane crashed near a military base in southeastern Spain on Thursday but it was not immediately clear if there were any victims, a defense ministry spokesman said.
Palestinian rivals Fatah, Hamas reach reconciliation deal
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) – Rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah reached a deal over political reconciliation on Thursday after Hamas agreed to hand over administrative control of the Gaza enclave the group has controlled for more than a decade.
