In Berlin, Obama speaks out against hiding behind walls
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Barack Obama told an audience in Berlin on Thursday that prosperous nations could not “hide behind a wall” to shield themselves from the turmoil and poverty afflicting other countries.
Syrian army advances south toward rebel-held area
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army said it had retaken a swathe of territory from Islamic State in southern Syria on Thursday in a rapid advance near areas held by U.S.-backed Syrian rebels at the border with Jordan and Iraq.
In sickness, Greek islanders rely on volunteers – and God
THYMAINA, Greece (Reuters) – When locals on this Aegean island fall ill, first they turn to their medicine cabinet. Then they turn to God.
Pope ‘terrific’, Saudi ‘spectacular’: Trump waxes lyrical on foreign tour
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Donald Trump thinks Pope Francis is “terrific” and found his “spectacular” royal welcome in Saudi Arabia “beyond anything anyone’s ever seen”.
Iran says it has built third underground ballistic missile factory
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and will keep developing its missile program, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted a senior commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard as saying.
Kurdish militants kill three Turkish security force members: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Two Turkish soldiers and a policeman have been killed in two separate clashes with Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in eastern Turkey, security sources said on Thursday.
China says new Silk Road not about military ambitions
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ambition to build a new Silk Road is not about seeking to expand its military role abroad nor about seeking to set up foreign bases, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
Trump meets EU chiefs in Brussels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump met the heads of European Union institutions in Brussels on Thursday ahead of a summit of NATO leaders at the military alliance’s headquarters in the city later in the day.
Trump condemns leaks after UK police briefly halt information sharing
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday that “deeply troubling” leaks to U.S. media about the Manchester suicide bombing would be investigated, after irate British police briefly stopped sharing information with U.S. agencie…
Syrian force urges Raqqa jihadists to surrender by end-May
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian militias promised on Thursday that no harm would come to Islamic State fighters in Raqqa who turned themselves in by the end of the month, calling on them to lay down their arms ahead of an expected a…
