Wildfires tear across Israel; police chief suspects ‘political’ arson
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of residents were ordered to leave Israel’s third largest city on Thursday as wildfires tore across central and northern Israel, and the country’s chief of police said politically motivated arson may be behin…
Thwarted French attack was slated for December 1 at key Paris sites
PARIS (Reuters) – Suspects arrested last weekend in France under anti-terrorism measures had been planning to launch attacks on Dec. 1 at important and landmark sites in and around Paris, according to a source close to the inquiry.
Bangladesh team headed to Manila, seeking to recover cyber heist funds
DHAKA (Reuters) – A Bangladesh delegation will visit the Philippines to speed up recovery of the rest of some $81 million stolen from its account in the New York Federal Reserve in February, two officials said on Thursday, after recovering a fifth of t…
Turkish army says suspected Syrian air strike kills three soldiers
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey said a suspected Syrian air strike had killed three of its soldiers overnight, in what appeared to be the first Turkish casualties at the hands of the Damascus government’s forces since Ankara launched an incursion into Syria …
EU’s Tusk sees Russia sanctions renewal before mid-December
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk said on Thursday that he expected the European Union to agree on a renewal of economic sanctions against Russia before summit of the bloc’s leaders he would chair in mid-December.
Libyan forces edge forward against Islamic State holdouts in Sirte
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan forces resumed their advance on Thursday against Islamic State militants holding out in a few streets in their former stronghold of Sirte, saying they had captured 25 houses and a stash of arms.
Hungary’s Fidesz well-placed to remain in power beyond 2018: PM aide
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party is well-placed to win a third successive term in power in a spring 2018 election, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff Janos Lazar said.
Egyptian activists raise alarm over expanding NGO crackdown
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian bill regulating non-governmental organizations is so restrictive it effectively bans human rights work and makes it harder for charities to operate, activists and development workers say.
Trump’s friend Farage taunts British PM with ‘ambassador’s reception’
LONDON (Reuters) – Nigel Farage, the Brexit campaigner who U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said would be great as Britain’s envoy to Washington, taunted Prime Minister Theresa May with a mock ambassador’s reception complete with chocolate and champag…
India’s reform architect trashes PM Modi’s cash crackdown
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday tore into his successor Narendra Modi’s clampdown on the cash economy, calling it an “organized loot and legalized plunder” of the country.
