Qatar says fighter jets deal shows deep U.S. support
DOHA (Reuters) – A $12 billion deal to buy U.S. F-15 fighter jets shows Qatar has deep-rooted support from Washington, a Qatari official said on Thursday, despite President Donald Trump’s repeated accusations that Doha supports terrorism.
U.N. investigators say Burundian forces still torturing, killing opponents
GENEVA (Reuters) – Burundian security forces and allied militia are still abducting, torturing and killing people with almost total impunity, U.N. investigators said on Thursday, an accusation fiercely denied by Burundi.
Japan ministry finds documents that may show PM link to school scandal
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s education ministry on Thursday it had found documents that could back up opposition parties’ suspicion that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe used his influence to unfairly help a friend set up a business.
No deal yet between UK Conservatives and DUP to back PM May: Sky News
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s ruling Conservatives and Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party have yet to agree a deal to support Prime Minister Theresa May’s government, Sky News reported on Thursday, citing sources.
Putin says proposed new U.S. sanctions result of internal politics in U.S.
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A new round of proposed U.S. sanctions on Russia is evidence of an internal political struggle in the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday during his annual question and answer session with Russian citizen…
Mosul Old City residents spend hungry and fearful Ramadan under IS rule
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – For Salam, a resident in the Islamic State-held Old City of Mosul, the holy fasting month of Ramadan this year is the worst he’s seen in a lifetime marked by wars and deprivations.
Islamic State say they have captured Afghanistan’s Tora Bora caves
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Pressed by Afghan and U.S. forces, Islamic State militants have seized a new stronghold in Tora Bora, a mountainous area dotted with caves along Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan, officials said on Thursday.
Thailand arrests suspect in connection with Bangkok hospital bomb
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Authorities in Thailand have arrested a 62-year-old suspect in connection with a bomb attack at a military-owned hospital in Bangkok last month that wounded 24 people, the defense minister said on Thursday.
Thousands rally in Turkey after opposition lawmaker jailed
ANKARA (Reuters) – Several thousand people took to the streets of Turkey’s two biggest cities on Thursday to protest against a 25-year prison sentence handed down to an opposition lawmaker on spying charges.
Australian PM mocks Trump over ‘Russian guy’ at media party
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has made fun of U.S. President Donald Trump and alluded to his ties with Russia, according to a leaked tape of an off-the-record media event.
