U.S. tanks, equipment arrives for NATO exercises in eastern Europe
BREMERHAVEN, Germany (Reuters) – Hundreds of U.S. tanks, trucks and other military equipment arrived by ship in Germany on Friday to be transported by rail and road to eastern Europe as part of a NATO buildup that has drawn Russia’s ire.
Temporary ceasefire reached in area near Damascus: Hezbollah-linked media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A temporary ceasefire has been agreed in a rebel-held area near Damascus which Syrian government forces and their allies are trying to recapture from insurgents, a military news service run by the Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Fri…
Kosovo to review ties with Serbia after ex-PM arrest: foreign minister
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo Foreign Minister Enver Hoxhaj said on Friday his country had retaliated against neighboring Serbia and would do so again after an ex-prime minister was arrested in France on a warrant issued by Belgrade.
EU’s Juncker faces renewed pressure over Luxembourg tax policy
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker faces renewed claims that he impeded EU moves against corporate tax avoidance when Luxembourg’s prime minister, casting a shadow over his political future as a tussle over the bloc’…
Scotland says could put secession on hold if UK avoids ‘hard Brexit’
LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland could suspend its drive to become independent if Britain avoids a “hard Brexit” in which it loses access to the European Union’s single market, the head of its secessionist government said on Friday.
Namibians sue Germany in U.S. over early-1900s genocide
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Descendants of the Herero and Nama people from what is now Namibia are suing Germany in the United States over a genocide carried out by German colonial troops in the early 1900s, in which more than 100,000 people were killed.
Turkey detains 18 people over Izmir attack, sees PKK responsible: minister
IZMIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish police detained 18 people over a gun and bomb attack that killed two people in the city of Izmir and the justice minister said on Friday there was no doubt Kurdish militants were responsible.
In renewed push, Iraqi forces enter Mosul from north for first time
NORTH OF MOSUL, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi troops entered Mosul from the north for the first time on Friday, part of a new phase in the battle for the city that also saw elite forces bridge a river under cover of darkness in an unprecedented night …
Austrian minister calls for headscarf ban for public servants
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Integration Sebastian Kurz said on Friday he wanted to ban public servants, including school teachers, from wearing the Islamic headscarf.
Iraqi forces advance against Islamic State in Mosul night raid: spokesman
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Elite Iraqi troops advanced against Islamic State militants in eastern Mosul in their first night-time raid in the city, a spokesman said on Friday, in a U.S.-backed operation which officials say is gaining momentum.
