Trump to develop missile defense system against Iran, North Korea: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration intends to develop a “state of the art” missile defense system to protect against attacks from Iran and North Korea, the White House said in a policy position posted on its website on Friday.
Davos offers unsettling glimpse of new world order
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Imagine a world where the relationships and roles that have defined the global order for the past three quarters of a century have been turned on their head.
Rocket fired near Istanbul police headquarters: CNN Turk
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A rocket was fired near the police headquarters in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul on Friday but missed the building and there were no reports of casualties, broadcaster CNN Turk said.
10 survivors located after Italy avalanche, 2 pulled to safety: Fire service
PENNE, Italy (Reuters) – Rescuers have pulled two people to safety and found at least eight others alive two days after an avalanche flattened a mountain hotel in central Italy, a national fire brigade official said on Friday.
Iran says 25 people still missing after building collapse
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iranian officials said on Friday that 25 people were still unaccounted for more than 24 hours after the collapse of a 17-storey commercial building in Tehran, in addition to 20 firefighters who died in the blaze, state TV reported.
Losing in Iraq, Islamic State seeks to shore up Syria presence
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State is fighting hard to reinforce its presence in Syria as it loses ground in Iraq, deploying fighters to seize full control of a government-held city in the east while at the same time battling enemies on three other front…
Kosovo launches drive to encourage women to claim property rights
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Kosovo is to revolutionize its land laws and will, for the first time, clearly define formal ownership and encourage women to inherit and own land in their own right.
Germany says U.S. under Trump must abide by trade deals
BERLIN (Reuters) – The United States must stick to international agreements under the presidency of Donald Trump, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Friday, adding he did not expect a major trade war despite Trump’s attack on German car…
Air strike kills dozens at jihadist camp, Syrian Observatory says
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An air strike killed more than 40 members of the jihadist group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham in northwestern Syria on Thursday night, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Romanian president urges cabinet to scrap ‘decriminalization’ decree
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s president urged the government on Friday to scrap draft decrees pardoning thousands of prisoners and decriminalizing some graft offences, joining other critics who accuse it of undermining an anti-corruption drive.
