Regional force’s mission in Gambia extended by three months
BANJUL (Reuters) – A West African military operation that pressured Gambia’s long-time leader, Yahya Jammeh, to step down and flee into exile has had its mandate extended by three months, the office of new President Adama Barrow said on Wednesday.
UK PM May quashes attempts to derail her Brexit plan in parliament
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May won approval from parliament’s lower chamber on Wednesday to trigger Britain’s exit from the European Union, defeating attempts by pro-EU lawmakers to attach extra conditions to her plan to start divorce ta…
Turkish-led forces advance into outskirts of Syrian city
ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels backed by the Turkish military have captured the outskirts of the Islamic State-held city of al-Bab in northern Syria, the Turkish government and rebel sources said on Wednesday.
U.S. commander expects recapture soon of Islamic State strongholds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top American commander in Iraq believes U.S.-backed forces will recapture Islamic State’s two major strongholds – the cities of Raqqa in Syria and Mosul in Iraq – within the next six months, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
Netanyahu orders reprimand of Belgian ambassador
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday ordered the reprimanding of the Belgian Ambassador over a meeting between Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel with representatives of two Israeli rights groups.
Tillerson tells Mexico counterpart he will visit in coming weeks: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told his Mexican counterpart, Luis Videgaray, in a meeting in Washington that he would visit Mexico in the coming weeks, a Mexican Foreign Ministry official said on Wednesday.
Family’s return to rebuild Aleppo street points to Syria’s future
ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) – The Batash family are working with their bare hands to clear debris from Aleppo’s al-Mouassassi Street, rebuilding their wrecked neighborhood after years of fighting that came to an end in December.
Brazil judge suspends nomination of Temer ally as minister
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A Brazilian federal judge suspended the nomination of a close ally of President Michel Temer to a ministry-level position, according to the court’s website on Wednesday.
Suspect in Louvre attack says he did not get orders from Islamic state
PARIS (Reuters) – A man who attacked soldiers with machetes at the Louvre museum in Paris has told police he identifies with the beliefs of Islamic State but said he did not carry out the attack on orders from the militant group, a judicial source said…
UK foreign minister no longer has U.S. citizenship: U.S. Treasury list
LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister Boris Johnson has given up his U.S. citizenship, a U.S. Treasury Department list showed on Wednesday, a move the New York-born politician had said he would make.
