Algerian forces kill commander of Islamic State affiliate behind French murder – source
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian soldiers have killed two Islamist militants including one who security sources said was a senior commander with an Islamic State-allied group that kidnapped and beheaded a French tourist two years ago.
‘I’ll humiliate you’: Duterte challenges West to probe Philippines drugs war
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte called U.S. President Barack Obama, the European Union and United Nations “fools” on Thursday, and warned they would end up humiliated and outsmarted if they accepted an invitation to investigate his…
Despite his fragile health, many Thais stunned by king’s death
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Many Thais were left stunned on Thursday by the death of their long-time monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, even though his health had been fragile for years.
Montenegro PM accuses Russia of financing anti-NATO campaign
PODGORICA (Reuters) – Russia is pouring money into Montenegro’s election campaign in an attempt to derail the country’s progress towards joining NATO, the country’s Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic said on Thursday, three days ahead of an election.
United Nations appoints Portugal’s Guterres as next U.N. chief
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The 193-member United Nations General Assembly unanimously appointed former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres on Thursday as the ninth secretary-general of the world body for five years beginning Jan. 1, 2017.
Syrian rebels evacuate Damascus suburb in deal with government
AMMAN (Reuters) – Hundreds of insurgents and their families have left two rebel-held towns on the northern outskirts of Damascus, residents and fighters said, under a deal with the government which is pushing its opponents to rebel areas further from t…
Egypt’s Sisi denies supporting opposition in Ethiopia
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi denied on Thursday Ethiopian accusations that his country was supporting the opposition after a wave of violent protests that left hundreds dead.
At least 30 killed in Central African Republic fighting
KAGA BANDORO, Central African Republic (Reuters) – Thirty people were killed and 57 others wounded during an attack on refugees by largely Muslim Seleka militia in the north of Central African Republic on Wednesday, U.N. peacekeepers said on Thursday.
UK’s Brexit vote had no constitutional substance, court hears
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s vote in a June referendum to leave the European Union had no constitutional substance, according to lawyers leading a bid to force the government to seek parliamentary approval before formally starting the Brexit process.
Russia has ‘playbook’ for covert influence in Eastern Europe: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia has mounted a campaign of covert economic and political measures to manipulate five countries in central and eastern Europe, discredit the West’s liberal democratic model, and undermine trans-Atlantic ties, a report by a p…
