U.S.-led coalition airdrops forces in Raqqa province
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State has for the first time airdropped local ground forces behind enemy lines near the ISIS-held town of Tabqa in northern Syria, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, opening a new front in the camp…
With Chile’s left in disarray, 2017 election is Pinera’s to lose
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s left-leaning governing coalition is in disarray ahead of November’s presidential and congressional elections, leaving a clear path to victory for the more organized conservative opposition, lawmakers and analysts say.
Father of Germanwings pilot seeks to clear son’s name
BERLIN (Reuters) – Two years after the Germanwings plane crash in southern France, the father of the pilot is seeking to restore his son’s name, telling a German paper that Andreas Lubitz’s actions were not premeditated.
Five dead, around 40 injured in UK parliament ‘terrorist’ attack
LONDON (Reuters) – Five people were killed and about 40 injured in London on Wednesday after a car plowed into pedestrians and a suspected Islamist-inspired attacker stabbed a policeman close to Britain’s parliament.
EU sets Brexit talk conditions, priority for people, money, borders
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief negotiator for Britain’s exit from the bloc spelled out on Wednesday the EU’s conditions and priorities for the talks, stressing the need for early agreements on citizens’ rights, money and borders.
France’s Fillon accuses government of organizing leaks to damage him
PARIS (Reuters) – French conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon, under pressure over a financial scandal, accused the government on Wednesday of organizing leaks of damaging judicial information against him.
Fire badly damages Ottoman-era mosque in northern Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) – A fire ripped through a 600-year-old Ottoman mosque in northern Greece on Wednesday, causing extensive damage, authorities said.
Pentagon says no indication of civilian casualties in Raqqa strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Wednesday that there were no indications that a U.S.-led coalition air strike near the Syrian city of Raqqa had hit civilians, but that it would carry out further investigations.
Macron faces down booing, whistles from hostile French mayors
PARIS (Reuters) – French presidential election frontrunner Emmanuel Macron faced down booing and whistles of disapproval from an audience of hundreds of mayors on Wednesday, insisting he would aim to cut local authorities’ spending and scale back a hou…
Germany says has no plans to restrict electronics on some flights
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany said on Wednesday it has no plans to introduce restrictions on carry-on electronic devices on planes coming from some Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa, as the United States and Britain have announ…
