Hamon shown winning France’s left-wing primaries debate: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Former Education Minister Benoit Hamon was seen as the winner of the final French left-wing primary television debate among candidates for the Left’s nomination in the 2017 presidential election, a poll published immediately afterward…
U.S. strikes in Libya kill more than 80 Islamic State fighters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 80 Islamic State militants, some of whom were believed to be plotting attacks in Europe, died in U.S. air strikes on camps outside the group’s former North African stronghold of Sirte in Libya, the United States said on…
Syria’s Assad hopes for ‘reconciliation’ deals from Astana talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he believed peace talks in Kazakhstan would lead to local “reconciliation” deals with rebels, a sign of his confidence in a process launched by his Russian allies after the opposition’s defeat in…
North Korea may be readying missile test, timing unclear: U.S. officials
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has seen indications that North Korea may be preparing for a new missile test-launch in the coming days or weeks, U.S. officials said on Thursday, in what could be an early test of President-elect Donald T…
Illness forces Northern Ireland’s McGuinness to quit politics
BELFAST (Reuters) – Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness, a key figure throughout five decades of conflict and peace in Northern Ireland, said on Thursday he was bowing out of politics and would not lead his nationalist party into elections in March.
U.S. air strike killed an al Qaeda leader in Syria: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. air strike killed an al Qaeda leader in Syria on Tuesday, the Pentagon said in a statement on Thursday.
Israel’s right wing has grand plans for Trump era
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s right wing has been eagerly awaiting Donald Trump’s arrival in the White House, hoping a Republican president will usher in a new era of support for Israeli settlement-building on land Palestinians want for a state.
Turkish parliament nears approval of presidential system sought by Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey moved closer to adopting a new constitutional bill extending President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers that supporters welcome as a guarantor of stability at a time of turmoil and opponents see as a step toward an authoritarian state….
Tehran building collapse kills at least 20 firefighters: mayor
ANKARA (Reuters) – At least 20 firefighters were killed when a 17-storey Tehran commercial building collapsed on top of them as they tried to put out a blaze, Iranian state television quoted the city’s mayor as saying on Thursday.
Wikileaks’ founder Assange says stands by U.S. extradition offer
LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up at Ecuador’s London embassy since 2012, said on Thursday he stood by his offer to be extradited to the United States providing his rights were protected.
