Iraqi couple wins U.S. award for daring missions to rescue Yazidis
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Soon after Iraqi lawyer Khaleel Aldakhi and his wife heard the chilling news that Islamic State militants were enslaving Yazidi women and children in Iraq, they began plotting a rescue mission from their home in …
Kerry plays down Syria deal hopes as Russia joins Geneva talks
GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry played down expectations of a new Syrian ceasefire deal with Russia after talks in Geneva aimed at agreeing on how to separate al Qaeda-linked militants from opposition fighters in the be…
Kerry plays down Syria deal hopes as Russia joins Geneva talks
GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry played down expectations of a new Syrian ceasefire deal with Russia after talks in Geneva aimed at agreeing on how to separate al Qaeda-linked militants from opposition fighters in the be…
U.S. vows all-out defense against ‘grave’ North Korean threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and South Korea agreed on Wednesday to step up military and diplomatic efforts to counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, saying they posed a “grave” security threat following repeated tests this yea…
Philippine police van drives at protesters to break up anti-U.S. demonstration
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine police used tear gas to disperse about 1,000 anti-U.S. protesters outside the U.S. Embassy in Manila on Wednesday, as television news footage showed a patrol van, which had come under attack, driving at demonstrators.
Focus on Britain’s post-Brexit future, PM May to tell EU leaders
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will tell European Union leaders on Thursday it is time to start talking about future EU ties with Britain and put paid to suggestions her government might reconsider Brexit.
Mexican drug cartel leader pleads guilty to U.S. charge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The suspected head of a Mexican drug cartel that U.S. authorities said was responsible for distributing tons of cocaine into the Unit-ed States and Europe before being arrested in 2014 pleaded guilty on Wednesday.
Netanyahu tells settlers of worries of possible U.S. action at U.N.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday expressed concern that U.S. President Barack Obama, during the final days of his term in office, might take diplomatic steps that could harm the fate of Jewish settlements in …
Ex-leader of Brazil’s lower house arrested on graft charges: police
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Eduardo Cunha, the former head of Brazil’s lower house of Congress who led the impeachment drive against former President Dilma Rousseff, was arrested on Wednesday on corruption charges.
Abandoned villages on road to Mosul rigged with tunnels and bombs
SHEIKH AMIR, Iraq (Reuters) – A deep tunnel, booby-trapped with an improvised explosive device, burrows under houses at the entrance to the village. Nearby, an anti-personnel mine lies half buried in a dirt road.
