Tillerson: Syria strike a message to others, including North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. military strikes against Syria over its alleged use of chemical weapons are a warning to other nations, including North Korea, that “a response is likely” if they pose a danger, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on …
Fillon, Melenchon seek last-gasp boost in French presidential election
PARIS/MARSEILLE (Reuters) – Two of the outside contenders in France’s presidential election, Francois Fillon and Jean-Luc Melenchon, whipped up support with mass rallies on Sunday, seeking a last-gasp boost ahead of an increasingly tight first voting r…
Norway raises threat level after Oslo bomb scare
OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian police raised the country’s security threat level following the discovery of an explosive device in central Oslo late on Saturday.
Migrants in Turkey pray for return to Syria, work farms to survive
REYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) – Ahmad Mustafa fled northern Syria to Turkey four months ago, badly injuring his hand along the way.
Assad could see U.S. strike as just a ‘slap on the wrist’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A U.S. cruise missile attack on a Syrian air base may persuade President Bashar al-Assad to be more cautious with some of his tactics, but will not deter him and his allies from pressing a full-throttle military campaign to crush reb…
Russian naval activity in Europe exceeds Cold War levels: U.S. admiral
BERLIN (Reuters) – Recent Russian naval activity in Europe exceeds levels seen during the Cold War, a top U.S. and NATO military officer said, voicing concern that the distributed nature of the deployments could end up “splitting and distracting” the t…
Iraqis celebrate Palm Sunday near Mosul for the first time in three years
QARAQOSH, Iraq (Reuters) – Hundreds of Christians flocked to the Iraqi town of Qaraqosh on Sunday to celebrate Palm Sunday for the first time in three years, packing into a church torched by Islamic State to take communion at its ruined altar.
Russian computer programmer arrested in Spain: embassy
MADRID (Reuters) – A Russian computer programmer, Pyotr Levashov, has been arrested in the Spanish city of Barcelona, a spokesman for the Russian embassy in Madrid said on Sunday.
German army investigates soldiers over ‘Heil Hitler’
BERLIN (Reuters) – The Germany military’s counter-intelligence agency is looking into 275 suspected right-wing extremists in its ranks, including a soldier heard saying “Heil Hitler”, the Defence Ministry has told parliament in a letter seen by Reuters…
Assad allies say U.S. attack on Syria air base crosses ‘red lines’
AMMAN (Reuters) – A joint command center made up of the forces of Russia, Iran and militias supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday said the U.S. strike on a Syrian air base on Friday crossed “red lines” and it would respond to any new ag…
