Germany says EU must check if Turkey funds achieving intended aims
BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin on Monday rejected as “absurd” Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s comparison of current German policies to the Nazi era, and said the European Union should check if funds aimed at preparing Turkey to enter the bloc were workin…
Escalation in ship attacks pushes Yemen towards starvation
LONDON/RIYADH (Reuters) – Cruise missiles, floating mines and a remote-controlled boat have been deployed to attack ships in Yemen in recent months, changing the dynamic of the two-year-old war and pushing the country closer to famine, shipping and aid…
U.S.-backed Syrian militias will close in on Raqqa: spokesman
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Syrian militias will tighten the chokehold on Islamic State’s base in Raqqa, after cutting the last main road out of the city, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
Zambia police say eight killed in stampede over food aid
LUSAKA (Reuters) – At least eight people were killed and 28 others injured in a stampede in Zambia’s capital Lusaka on Monday as thousands of poor people struggled to claim food handouts, police said.
China has the right to ‘step in’ to Hong Kong election, top official says
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s third most powerful leader said on Monday that Beijing had the right to “step in” to Hong Kong’s leadership contest, according to local politicians who met him, in remarks fuelling fears of meddling from Communist Party le…
Mosul train tunnel reveals assault course for elite Islamic State fighters
SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The mouth of the tunnel is hardly visible on a muddy hillside overlooking Mosul, where fighting now rages between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants.
France’s Fillon wins party backing after Juppe rules out election bid
PARIS/BORDEAUX (Reuters) – Francois Fillon fought off a rebellion that had threatened to end his candidacy for the French presidency on Monday as party leaders swung behind the center-right former prime minister despite allegations that he had misused …
Suspected U.S. drones hit al Qaeda targets in Yemen: residents
DUBAI (Reuters) – Suspected U.S. drones fired missiles at al Qaeda targets in two separate attacks in Yemen on Monday, residents said, extending several days of U.S. strikes against the militants.
Palestinian gunman killed in clash with Israeli forces
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian gunman fired at Israeli soldiers and military police during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Monday and the Israeli forces shot and killed the attacker in response, the army and police said in a statemen…
Syrian militia says Manbij under protection of U.S.-led alliance
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The northern Syrian city of Manbij is under the protection of the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State after an increase in “Turkish threats” against the city, a Kurdish-allied militia that controls the city said.
