Trump makes no decision on Afghanistan strategy
HAGERSTOWN, Md./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump reviewed an array of options for a strategy on Afghanistan with his top national security aides, but made no decision on whether he would commit more troops to America’s longest war.
Rwanda’s president strikes defiant note in inauguration
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwandan President Kagame struck a defiant tone in his inauguration speech on Friday after criticism by international rights bodies over his re-election this month.
Clashes kill two in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Clashes between Palestinian security forces and Sunni Islamists in Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon left two people dead, a Reuters witness said.
Qatar concerned about safety of citizens in Saudi Arabia during haj
OSLO (Reuters) – Qatar expressed concern about the safety of its citizens in Saudi Arabia following the reopening of the countries’ border enabling Qataris to attend the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca.
Germany bets on second time lucky with migrant workers
GESCHER, Germany (Reuters) – As Germany struggles to absorb more than a million migrants from the Middle East and Africa, the government is hoping to avoid the mistakes it made half a century ago when it brought in a generation of guest workers from Tu…
U.S. Defense Secretary Mattis to visit Jordan, Turkey, Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis will travel to Jordan, Turkey and Ukraine later this month, the Pentagon said on Friday.
Two dead, eight wounded in knife attack in Finland
TURKU, Finland (Reuters) – A man with a knife killed two people and wounded eight others in a stabbing rampage in a market square in the Finnish city of Turku on Friday, police said.
Nigeria’s freed Chibok girls to return home ‘fully recovered’
ABUJA (Reuters) – More than 100 girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in the Nigerian town of Chibok in 2014 are ready to return to normal life after being released and receiving psychological and medical treatment, the government said on Fr…
Syrian army encircles Islamic State in central Syria advance
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s army and its allies have encircled an Islamic State (IS) pocket in central Syria after a series of advances in the desert region, state media, a Hezbollah military media unit and a war monitor said on Friday.
Devolution gives Kenyans a taste of power as they vote governors out
NAIROBI (Reuters) – As disputes raged over the presidential results from Kenya’s election last week, a little-noticed democratic revolution blossomed in the layer of government directly underneath.
