Obama embraces Merkel in Germany visit, prods Trump on Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama gave a strong endorsement of German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday and used a visit to Berlin to warn Russia about consequences for intervening in the U.S. election and prod Donald Trump to hold firm…
Tunisians to see ‘historic’ first public testimony from truth commission
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian television will broadcast testimony from victims of decades of authoritarian rule on Thursday, a first chance for the public to see the workings of a Truth and Dignity Commission intended to help cement democracy after the Ar…
Merkel silent on fourth term despite glowing words from Obama
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama called German Chancellor Angela Merkel an “outstanding” ally on Thursday and said she might get his support if he were a German citizen and she decided to run for a fourth term as leader of Europe’s larges…
Mozambique fuel truck explodes, killing 43 -government
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Some 43 people were killed and 110 injured in Mozambique on Thursday as they tried to siphon fuel from an overturned truck which exploded near the border with Malawi, the government said on Thursday.
Mozambique fuel truck explodes, killing 43 -government
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Some 43 people were killed and 110 injured in Mozambique on Thursday as they tried to siphon fuel from an overturned truck which exploded near the border with Malawi, the government said on Thursday.
North Korea says could renew ties with U.S. under Trump if troops go
GENEVA (Reuters) – If a U.S. administration of Donald Trump withdraws troops and equipment from South Korea and secures a peace treaty ending war on the peninsula, it could lead to normalizing relations with North Korea, a Pyongyang envoy told Reuters…
North Korea says could renew ties with U.S. under Trump if troops go
GENEVA (Reuters) – If a U.S. administration of Donald Trump withdraws troops and equipment from South Korea and secures a peace treaty ending war on the peninsula, it could lead to normalizing relations with North Korea, a Pyongyang envoy told Reuters…
East Libyan army claims control of long-contested Benghazi district
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – The dominant armed force in the east Libyan city of Benghazi said on Thursday it had taken control of one the last holdouts of Islamist-led militias, amid clashes in which at least 18 troops were killed, according to medical…
Dozens more killed in strikes on Aleppo as food and fuel run low
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes and shelling killed at least 25 people in rebel-held eastern Aleppo on Thursday on a third day of renewed bombing, according to a group that monitors Syria’s civil war, and the mayor of the besieged sector warned of an ac…
Iraqi forces yet to seal off Mosul as battle enters second month
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The U.S.-backed offensive to crush Islamic State in its last major city stronghold in Iraq entered a second month on Thursday as forces arrayed against the hardline Sunni group sought finally to seal off Mosul from all sides.
