U.S. air strike in Syria kills more than 100 al Qaeda members: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. air strike on Thursday targeting an al Qaeda training camp in Syria’s Idlib province killed more than 100 militants, the Pentagon said in a statement on Friday.
Austrian police arrest man suspected of planning imminent attack
VIENNA (Reuters) – An Austrian man suspected of having jihadi contacts was arrested on Friday in Vienna in a move the interior minister said prevented an imminent attack and police urged citizens to report any abandoned bags.
Nigerian secessionists greet Trump as help against Muslim north
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Over 1,000 southern Nigerian secessionists took to the streets on Friday to express the hope that newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump might help counter Muslim influence in their country.
Germany must prepare for ‘rough ride’ under Trump: Vice Chancellor
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will need a new economic strategy geared toward Asia should the new U.S. administration start a trade war with China, Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said on Friday, warning against protectionism hours after President Donald T…
Trump admin targets violent Islamist groups as foreign policy priority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration will make defeating “radical Islamic terror groups” its top foreign policy goal, according to a statement posted on the White House website moments after Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president.
Mexico deports 91 Cubans after U.S. ends ‘wet foot, dry foot’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government has deported 91 Cubans about a week after the United States ended a so-called “wet foot, dry foot” policy that granted residency to almost every Cuban who reached U.S. soil, Mexican officials said on Friday.
Chapo extradition seen boosting U.S.-Mexico security relations under Trump
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Irrespective of whether Mexico’s decision to extradite drug kingpin Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman aimed to honor outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama or appease his successor, Donald Trump, law enforcement from both countries say it bo…
Haiti’s president-elect hit with money laundering allegation
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – President-elect Jovenel Moise has pledged to stamp out corruption and strengthen Haiti’s legal institutions, but even before taking office on Feb. 7, he faces a government allegation of money laundering.
‘Black box’ found after plane crash killed Brazil judge
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian authorities on Friday recovered the black box that was in a small plane that crashed and killed a Supreme Court justice who was overseeing the investigation of a political kickback scheme, the largest ever uncovered in t…
Republicans in London celebrate Trump’s inauguration
LONDON (Reuters) – Under the gaze of a life-sized cardboard figure of Donald Trump, some 200 of his supporters gathered at an exclusive club near the Ritz hotel in London to celebrate Friday’s inauguration of America’s 45th president.
