As guns fall silent, Benghazi residents return to battered homes
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Two months after the dominant military force in eastern Libya declared victory in a campaign to retake Benghazi, Hassan al-Zawy is living rough in his home in the district that witnessed the city’s last major battle.
Macron confident of ‘posted’ workers deal after meeting Romanian president
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron got lukewarm support from Romania on Thursday for his push to tighten EU rules over the employment abroad of workers from low-pay countries, but enough for him to express confidence of a deal by ye…
Russia says Trump’s new strategy for Afghanistan is ‘dead end’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow believes that Washington’s bet on using of force in U.S. President Donald Trump’s new strategy for Afghanistan is “a dead end”, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told a news conference on Thursday.
Syrian army surrounds Islamic State enclave in central Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army and its allies have surrounded Islamic State forces in a second large enclave in the center of the country, a military media unit run by Hezbollah said on Thursday.
South African model challenges Grace Mugabe’s immunity over assault allegation
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A South African model who has said she was whipped with an electric cord by Zimbabwe’s first lady Grace Mugabe has filed court papers challenging the government’s decision to grant her diplomatic immunity, advocacy group Afrifo…
U.S. probe finds another email trying to connect Trump officials, Putin: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional investigators have found another email from a top aide to President Donald Trump last year about an effort to arrange a meeting between campaign officials and Russian President Vladimir Putin, CNN reported on Thursd…
Kushner stresses Trump’s Mideast peace optimism but details scant
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump remains committed and optimistic about achieving Israeli-Palestinian peace, his son-in-law and senior adviser told the sides on Thursday during his first visit to the region since last month’s surge of …
In photos, North Korea signals a more powerful ICBM in the works
SEOUL (Reuters) – With photographs obliquely showing a new rocket design, North Korea has sent a message that it is working on an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) more powerful than any it has previously tested, weapons experts said on Thursda…
Defense Secretary Mattis promises support to Ukraine, but no arms
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on a visit to Ukraine on Thursday said Washington would continue to put pressure on Russia over what he called its aggressive behavior, but stopped short of promising to provide lethal weapons to Kiev….
Belgium gave tip to Catalan police about imam before attack: source
MADRID (Reuters) – A Belgian policeman told a Catalan colleague in 2016 that an imam thought to have instigated last week’s Barcelona attack was a suspicious person but no information was found then to tie him to Islamist militancy, a Catalan governmen…
