Saudi Arabia says militants in Jeddah shootout were linked to Islamic State
DOHA (Reuters) – Two Saudi men who blew themselves up during a gunbattle with security forces in Jeddah last week had ties with Islamic State and were linked to past attacks on mosques and security forces in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said on …
China says will protect South China Sea sovereignty
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday it had “irrefutable” sovereignty over disputed islands in the South China Sea after the White House vowed to defend “international territories” in the strategic waterway.
East Mosul Iraqis crave stability as army defeats Islamic State
MOSUL (Reuters) – The teenage Islamic State militants who took over Mohamed Abdel Wahab’s house and terrorized his family for three months are gone. But an Iraqi army victory in his east Mosul district hasn’t made life easier, at least not yet.
Bomb classes and gun counts: trauma of Mosul children under Islamic State
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Schools in the east of the Iraqi city of Mosul are seeking to return to a semblance of normality after two years under Islamic State rule when they were either shuttered or forced to teach a martial curriculum that included less…
Roadside bomb kills at least 4 troops in Somalia town: officials
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least four soldiers were killed and five wounded on Tuesday when a roadside bomb that Islamist militant group al Shabaab said it planted exploded outside a military camp in a town near Mogadishu, officials said.
Pakistan tests second nuclear-capable missile this month
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan successfully tested a new nuclear capable surface-to-surface missile on Tuesday that is able to deliver multiple warheads and evade radar detection, the army’s media wing said.
Under cover of night, Syrian wounded seek help from enemy Israel
GOLAN HEIGHTS (Reuters) – It happens nearly every night. After dark, the Syrian wounded come to known locations on the Israel-Syria front in the Golan Heights, driven by desperation to seek help from an enemy army.
Hong Kong to release Singapore’s seized troop carriers
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Hong Kong is to release armored vehicles belonging to Singapore impounded in the Chinese-ruled city on their way home from military exercises in Taiwan, Singapore said on Tuesday.
Ukraine says Russian sanctions must stay, rejects talk of Trump deal
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Ukraine’s president said on Tuesday world powers should keep sanctions on Russia, rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to consider reducing the penalties if Moscow proved a useful ally.
Scandal, gaffes mar ex-U.N. chief’s presidential prospects in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – It has been an inauspicious return to crisis-plagued South Korea for former U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, once the odds-on favorite to be the next president, who has been ensnared in a family corruption scandal and struggled with a skeptica…
