Al Shabaab bombing in Somali capital kills five, injures six
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A bombing claimed by Islamist insurgents killed five civilians and injured six more in the Somali capital on Wednesday, a spokesman for the city’s mayor said, underscoring the militants’ ability to carry out attacks despite terri…
Indonesian police launch raid as Jakarta attacks linked to Islamic State
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s anti-terrorism unit raided the home of a suspected suicide bomber on Thursday as authorities linked attacks that killed three police officers at a Jakarta bus station a day earlier to the Islamic State militant group.
France, Germany to agree to NATO role against Islamic State: diplomats
BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – France and Germany will agree to a U.S. plan for NATO to play a bigger role in the fight against Islamic militants at a meeting with President Donald Trump on Thursday, but insist the move is purely symbolic, four senior Euro…
Exclusive: Wannacry hits Russian postal service, exposes wider security shortcomings
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s postal service was hit by Wannacry ransomware last week and some of its computers are still down, three employees in Moscow said, the latest sign of weaknesses that have made the country a major victim of the global extortio…
Belgian hermit on Austrian mountain awaits visitors with schnapps
VIENNA (Reuters) – A 58-year-old former surveying technician from Belgium has taken up his new post as the official hermit of Saalfelden, living in a hut-sized chapel built into a cliff in the mountains of western Austria.
German police arrest suspected militants as Berlin gears up for Obama visit
BERLIN (Reuters) – Police arrested four suspected Islamists in dawn raids in Berlin on Wednesday as the German capital geared up for a long weekend of mass gatherings, capped by a joint appearance by Chancellor Angela Merkel and former U.S. president B…
Trump arrives in Brussels, ahead of EU, NATO talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Brussels from Rome on Wednesday ahead of meetings on Thursday with other NATO leaders and the heads of European Union institutions.
Use of air power in Afghanistan up sharply as Trump troop decision looms
KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. warplanes dropped more weapons on Afghanistan in April than in any other single month since 2012, according to new statistics, as military officials press U.S. President Donald Trump to send thousands more troops to the country.
Macron government denies ethical misstep by minister
PARIS (Reuters) – A morality campaign by France’s new government took a knock on Wednesday when media disclosed that a minister had rented business offices from his female partner, though the government defended him and said there was no cause for resi…
Kenyan flour shortage stokes anger ahead of election
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan government scheme to subsidize staple maize flour has hit problems over shortages, stoking anger over high food prices ahead of a national election in August.
