Assad could see U.S. strike as just a ‘slap on the wrist’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A U.S. cruise missile attack on a Syrian air base may persuade President Bashar al-Assad to be more cautious with some of his tactics, but will not deter him and his allies from pressing a full-throttle military campaign to crush reb…
Russian naval activity in Europe exceeds Cold War levels: U.S. admiral
BERLIN (Reuters) – Recent Russian naval activity in Europe exceeds levels seen during the Cold War, a top U.S. and NATO military officer said, voicing concern that the distributed nature of the deployments could end up “splitting and distracting” the t…
Iraqis celebrate Palm Sunday near Mosul for the first time in three years
QARAQOSH, Iraq (Reuters) – Hundreds of Christians flocked to the Iraqi town of Qaraqosh on Sunday to celebrate Palm Sunday for the first time in three years, packing into a church torched by Islamic State to take communion at its ruined altar.
Russian computer programmer arrested in Spain: embassy
MADRID (Reuters) – A Russian computer programmer, Pyotr Levashov, has been arrested in the Spanish city of Barcelona, a spokesman for the Russian embassy in Madrid said on Sunday.
German army investigates soldiers over ‘Heil Hitler’
BERLIN (Reuters) – The Germany military’s counter-intelligence agency is looking into 275 suspected right-wing extremists in its ranks, including a soldier heard saying “Heil Hitler”, the Defence Ministry has told parliament in a letter seen by Reuters…
Assad allies say U.S. attack on Syria air base crosses ‘red lines’
AMMAN (Reuters) – A joint command center made up of the forces of Russia, Iran and militias supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday said the U.S. strike on a Syrian air base on Friday crossed “red lines” and it would respond to any new ag…
Islamic State launches two suicide attacks on U.S.-backed Syrian rebels
AMMAN (Reuters) – Islamic State militants launched two suicide attacks on U.S.-backed Syrian rebels near the border with Iraq, leaving at least 12 dead in the fighting and many wounded, rebels sources said on Sunday.
Hollande, Trudeau mark centenary of WW1 battle at Vimy Ridge
ARRAS, France (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau led commemorations on Sunday marking the centenary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in northern France in which over 3,500 Canadian soldiers were among t…
Death toll climbs in clashes at Palestinian camp in Lebanon
SIDON, Lebanon (Reuters) – A member of the Palestinian Fatah faction was killed in factional clashes at the Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Sunday, a Fatah official said, as fighting that has killed at least four people, raged for a t…
Al Shabaab car bomb outside Mogadishu army base kills at least 15: military
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A car bomb targeting senior officials leaving a military base in Mogadishu killed at least 15 people and destroyed a minibus carrying civilians, the Somali military said on Sunday, an attack claim by Islamist al Shabaab militants….
