More than 5,500 buildings in Mosul’s Old City need repair, U.N. says
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State has damaged thousands of structures in the historic Old City and destroyed nearly 500 buildings, satellite imagery released by the United Nations on Thursday showed.
Sri Lanka leader pledges to consult Buddhist leaders over new constitution
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday pledged to consult the country’s Buddhist leaders over his plans for constitutional reform, which he promised in his 2015 election campaign to bring about reconciliation among al…
German police fire water cannon at G20 demonstration
HAMBURG (Reuters) – German police fired water cannon and pepper spray at protesters gathered to demonstrate against a G20 summit in Hamburg after a group of black-clad demonstrators threw bottles and other objects at riot police.
Russia has asked U.S. about Syria no-fly zone proposal: Lavrov
PARIS (Reuters) – Russia has asked the United States for more information after comments by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that Washington was ready to discuss with Moscow no-fly zones in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thu…
Global inquiry aims to report on Syria sarin attack by October
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – An international inquiry aims to report by October on who was to blame for a deadly sarin gas attack in Syria in April, the head of the probe said on Thursday, as he appealed for countries to back off and stop telling investi…
El Salvadoran asylum seeker takes Canada to court over refugee law
TORONTO (Reuters) – An El Salvadoran woman and her two daughters are challenging a Canadian refugee law that bars their entry by land, the first time a court has heard a legal objection to the law with a real-life case at its center.
Islamic State makes desperate stand in Mosul, commanders say
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters holding out in Mosul on a strip of land along the Tigris River are increasingly using suicide bombers in a desperate attempt to slow the steady advance of Iraqi forces, military commanders said on Thursday…
Hungarian Jews ask PM Orban to end ‘bad dream’ of anti-Semitism
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian Jews said on Thursday Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s billboard campaign against migration and foreign influence, using the image of U.S. financier George Soros, was a proxy for anti-Semitism.
U.N. chief and U.S. Vice President urge Cyprus peace deal
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (Reuters) – The head of the United Nations flew into Switzerland on Thursday to press Greek and Turkish Cypriots to seal a deal reuniting their east Mediterranean island, and the U.S. Vice President urged them to “seize this …
Dozens of police injured in G20 protests as Merkel seeks consensus
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Dozens of police were injured in clashes with protesters before a G20 summit in Hamburg on Thursday, tarnishing the start of a meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel hopes will cement her role as a stateswoman as she seeks re-election in …
