Mosul’s east begins to bustle but healing a long way off
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Eastern Mosul is coming back to life. In the few weeks since Iraqi forces drove Islamic State from this side of the city, markets have opened and bulldozers have begun to clear the debris left by battle.
France’s Le Pen, on Russia visit, heads to Kremlin for exhibition
MOSCOW (Reuters) – French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, on a visit to Moscow, cut short a schedule of events in the Russian parliament to go to the Kremlin to view an exhibition of French gothic art, the speaker of parliament told rep…
U.N. launches probe of crimes against Rohingya in Myanmar
GENEVA (Reuters) – The top United Nations human rights body agreed on Friday to send an international fact-finding mission to investigate widespread allegations of killings, rape and torture by security forces against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakh…
Russians bombing Syrian rebels near Hama, Syrian military source says
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Russian warplanes are taking part in air strikes against insurgents to help repel a major attack on Syrian government-held areas near the city of Hama, a Syrian military source said on Friday.
Iraqi forces to deploy new tactics in Mosul, civilians flee city
MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces are to deploy new tactics in a fresh push against Islamic State in Mosul, military officials said on Friday, after advances slowed in the campaign to drive the militants out of their last stronghold in the cou…
Middle-aged London attacker was criminal who wasn’t seen as threat
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Before he killed four people in Britain’s deadliest attack since the 2005 London bombings, Khalid Masood was considered by intelligence officers to be a criminal who posed little serious threat.
Trump’s Indonesia business partner says planned resort to respect Bali traditions
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The Indonesian business partner of the Trump group has pledged to respect Hindu traditions and follow building height restrictions at a luxury hotel and golf resort it is developing near a temple on the island of Bali.
Police arrest two more over British parliament attack
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said they had made two further significant arrests in the investigation into the attack on London’s parliament and gave the birth name of the man behind the assault as Adrian Russell Ajao.
Turkey says negotiating with aviation authorities on electronics ban
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is negotiating with international aviation authorities on easing the conditions of a ban barring passengers from carrying large carry-on electronics on U.S. and Britain-bound flights, Turkish Transportation Minister Ahmet Arsl…
Russia says six of its soldiers killed in Chechnya base attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday that six of its soldiers had been killed while successfully repelling a militant assault on a military facility in Chechnya.
