My oath – new generation of Hong Kong lawmakers defies Beijing
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Three newly elected Hong Kong lawmakers were barred from the legislature on Wednesday after using a swearing-in ceremony to raise the contentious issues of independence and more democracy, highlighting growing defiance of Beijing…
Exclusive: Turkey purges NATO military envoys after failed coup
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey has fired hundreds of senior military staff serving at NATO in Europe and the United States following July’s coup attempt, documents show, broadening a purge to include some of the armed forces’ best-trained officials.
Turkish army says Islamic State putting up ‘stiff resistance’ in Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Islamic State militants in northern Syria are putting up “stiff resistance” to attacks by Turkish-backed rebel fighters, Turkey’s military said on Wednesday, almost two months after it launched an incursion to drive them away from …
Turkey determined to prevent Mosul operation unleashing ‘blood and fire’: Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is determined to prevent a planned operation to push out Islamic State from the Iraqi city of Mosul from causing “blood and fire” in the region due to sectarian conflict, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
Lawyers drop defense of top suspect in Paris November 13 attack
PARIS (Reuters) – Lawyers defending the man believed to be the sole living suspect in Islamist militant attacks that killed 130 people in France last November have resigned from the case after months in which their client has refused to talk.
Pope calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Syria
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis, in his strongest appeal to date on the conflict in Syria, on Wednesday called for an “immediate ceasefire” to allow for the evacuation of civilians.
German cabinet approves more troops for air surveillance of Islamic State
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet on Wednesday approved the deployment of additional German troops to Turkey to help operate NATO surveillance aircraft as part of the U.S-led fight against Islamic State, government sources said.
Spain and Morocco arrest four suspected of links to Islamist militants
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish and Moroccan police have arrested four Moroccan men suspected of links to militant Islamist activity, the Spanish Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
Turkey arresting 215 more police officers in post-coup investigation: NTV
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities on Wednesday issued arrest warrants for 215 police officers, including 147 police chiefs, broadcaster NTV reported, in an operation linked to July’s attempted coup.
Saudi forces down missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis: agency
DOHA (Reuters) – Saudi air defense forces shot down a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi group toward Khamees Mushait city in the kingdom’s southwest on Tuesday night, a Saudi-led coalition said in a statement carried by the state news agency SP…
