Russia says MiG-29 jet fighter crashed in Mediterranean: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian MiG-29 fighter jet from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, news agencies cited a defence ministry statement as saying on Monday.
Islamic State ousted from Yazidi villages west of Mosul -Kurdish-Yazidi force
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – A mixed Kurdish and Yazidi armed force said on Monday it had dislodged Islamic State (IS) militants from five Yazidi villages west of Mosul in an offensive that began on Saturday.
Steinmeier to swap German foreign ministry for presidency
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives agreed on Monday to back Social Democrat Frank-Walter Steinmeier as Germany’s next president, creating a vacancy at the foreign ministry at a critical moment in relations with Russia and the U…
In phone call, China’s Xi tells Trump cooperation is only choice
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that cooperation was the only choice for relations between the world’s two largest economies, with Trump saying the two had established a “clear sense of…
Lavrov and Kerry agree to continue consultations on Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry discussed Syria by phone on Monday and agreed to continue experts’ consultations to try to resolve the crisis, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
Ukraine police chief quits, as exodus of reformers continues
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s police chief and a prominent customs officer resigned on Monday, continuing an exodus of reformist officials that has raised serious doubts about the Western-backed government’s commitment to tackle corruption.
In Iraq, Syrian Kurds long to return home to fight Islamic State
BASHIQA, Iraq (Reuters) – Days after helping to capture the Iraqi town of Bashiqa northeast of Mosul, Syrian Kurdish fighters walk proudly past the corpses of Islamic State combatants still lying in the ruins.
Under Trump, Israel can ‘reset’ Middle East, right-wing leader says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s election as the next U.S. president presents Israel with a unique opportunity to recast its Middle East policies, a far-right Israeli cabinet member and staunch opponent of Palestinian statehood, said on Monday.
Yemen air strike kills 14 in attack on fuel trucks: medics, residents
SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) – At least 14 people were killed in central Yemen on Monday in air strikes on fuel trucks by the Arab coalition fighting in the country, medics and witnesses said, with the coalition saying the vehicles were carrying rebel militar…
Colombia publishes new FARC peace accord in effort to end war
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government published a revised peace accord with Marxist FARC rebels on Monday in a bid to build support to end a 52-year war, after the original draft was rejected last month in a referendum amid objections it was too fav…
