Exclusive: Russia refusing to send some rail freight to Latvia – sources
MOSCOW/RIGA (Reuters) – Russia’s state-owned railway monopoly is refusing most requests to take cargo from Russia to ports in Latvia, industry executives said, a serious blow to the Baltic state which depends on the transit trade.
Multiple U.S. troops injured in Yemen raid: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Multiple U.S. troops were injured in a Tuesday raid against a compound associated with al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen in which at least seven militants were killed, the Pentagon said.
Germany defends post-war achievements of its scandal-hit army
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s armed forces can be proud of their post-war achievements, the defense minister said on Tuesday, responding to a series of scandals involving far-right sympathizers in the Bundeswehr army’s ranks.
Myanmar’s highest Buddhist authority bars radical nationalist group
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s top Buddhist authority banned a hardline monks’ group on Tuesday, raising pressure on extremists after they barred a firebrand monk from public sermons and authorities arrested several Buddhist nationalists.
Trump arrives in Italy to meet Pope Francis, Italian leaders
ROME (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Italy on Tuesday ahead of meetings with Pope Francis and Italian leaders, on the third leg of his first international trip since taking office.
U.S., EU meet on aviation security as Europe braces for laptop ban
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. and EU officials meet in Washington this week for further talks on aviation security, as the EU braces for an extension of a cabin ban on large electronic devices to U.S.-bound flights from Europe.
North Korea, if left unchecked, on ‘inevitable’ path to nuclear ICBM: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea, if left unchecked, is on an “inevitable” path to obtaining a nuclear-armed missile capable of striking the United States, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart told a Senate hearing …
Three dead in clashes between police and ex-rebels in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Three demobilized ex-rebel fighters were killed in Ivory Coast’s second-biggest city of Bouake on Tuesday, as they clashed with police attempting to end their protest over bonus payments, a policeman and a spokesman for the former f…
War crimes suspect Mladic appeals for release on medical grounds
The Hague (Reuters) – Former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic, who is awaiting a verdict on genocide charges for his role in the Bosnian war, has filed an appeal against a U.N. court’s refusal to send him to Russia for medical treatment, court…
New bridge reunites Mosul as Iraqi forces gear up for final assault
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi military engineers installed a new floating bridge across the Tigris river on Wednesday, reconnecting the two halves of Mosul to facilitate troop deployments ahead of a final assault to dislodge Islamic State.
