NATO European allies to jointly buy planes, set up new elite HQ
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European NATO allies agreed on Thursday to jointly buy planes and submarines and possibly open a new command headquarters for elite troops as Europe seeks to show the United States it is serious about its own security.
U.N. wants to negotiate with U.S., Canada to resettle Rohingya refugees
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – The United Nations’ refugee agency has asked Bangladesh to allow it to negotiate with the United States, Canada and some European countries to resettle around 1,000 Rohingya Muslims living in the South Asian nation, …
French prosecutor keeps Fillon fake work probe open
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s financial prosecutor said on Thursday she would pursue a probe into fake work allegations about presidential candidate Francois Fillon, dealing a new blow to the ex-prime minister’s faltering campaign.
Turkey says U.S. not insisting on Kurdish role in Raqqa operation
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s defense minister said on Thursday the new U.S. administration has a more flexible approach to Syria and is not insisting on the Kurdish YPG militia being involved in the operation to drive Islamic State from its Raqqa strong…
Thai police search of Buddhist temple fails to turn up wanted monk
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai security forces filed past chanting monks on Thursday to search the country’s biggest Buddhist temple for an influential former abbot accused of money laundering, but failed to find him.
Kim Jong Un’s murdered half brother lived quiet, open life in Macau
MACAU (Reuters) – Before he was killed in Malaysia, Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader, lived quietly in the Asian gambling hub of Macau, avoiding controversy and seemingly relaxed about personal safety, according to sourc…
After Mosul, jihadist threat to Iraq will grow: Kurdish intelligence official
SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) – If Islamic State is driven from its Iraqi stronghold of Mosul, it will switch tactics to wage an insurgency from mountains and deserts, a top Kurdish intelligence official has told Reuters.
Kremlin says hopes to repair U.S. ties, but time is being wasted
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Thursday political turbulence in the United States was delaying the resumption of better relations between Washington and Moscow, which are needed to tackle global problems.
China jails former senior judge for life in graft case
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese court on Thursday jailed for life a former senior judge from the country’s highest court, after finding him guilty of corruption, state media said, the latest official to fall foul of a sweeping crackdown on graft.
Meeting Israel’s Netanyahu, Trump backs away from commitment to Palestinian state
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday dropped a U.S. commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the longstanding bedrock of Washington’s Middle East policy, even as he urged Israeli Prime Minister Benj…
