Israel completes advanced testing of mid-range missile interceptor
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has completed successful tests of an advanced version of its ‘David’s Sling’ intermediate missile interceptor system that it is developing jointly with the United States, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
German police search homes in crackdown on far-right extremists
BERLIN (Reuters) – About 200 German police searched a dozen homes in six states on Wednesday as part of an investigation into a far-right extremist group suspected of planning armed attacks against police, Jews and asylum seekers, the chief federal pro…
Germany condemns Israel’s plans for more settlement homes on occupied land
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany, in unusually strong criticism of Israel, said on Wednesday plans to build 2,500 more settlement homes in the Israeli-occupied West Bank put in doubt Israel’s stated commitment to a two-state solution with the Palestinians.
Islamic State extending attacks beyond Sinai to Egyptian heartland
CAIRO (Reuters) – “Wanted” was emblazoned across photographs posted online by Islamic State.
Trump’s defense chief to travel to South Korea, Japan next week: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis’s first trip will be to South Korea and Japan starting on Feb. 1 to meet his counterparts and “underscore the commitment of the United States to our enduring alliances,” a Pentagon spokesman…
German cabinet decides to get rid of lese majeste
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German cabinet on Wednesday decided to abolish the crime of lese majeste almost a year after a comedian was accused of offending a foreign leader after reciting an obscene poem about Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan.
Kazakh leader says to devolve some powers to parliament, cabinet
ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev will delegate some of his sweeping powers to the Central Asian nation’s parliament and cabinet, he said on Wednesday, a move that could facilitate an eventual political transition.
Death toll from hotel attack in Somalia capital rises to 28: official
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The death toll from a militant attack on Wednesday on a hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has risen to 28, the head of Mogadishu’s ambulance services said.
UK forces escort passing Russian ‘ship of shame’ returning from Syria
LONDON (Reuters) – British armed forces escorted a Russian aircraft carrier dubbed “the ship of shame” by Defence Secretary Michael Fallon as it passed through waters close to the English coast on its way back from bombing raids in Syria.
Trump’s top defense and homeland officials to attend Munich Security Conference
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Homeland Security chief John Kelly will attend the Munich Security Conference in February, and the event’s organizers said on Wednesday they expect other senior U.S. officials to attend also…
