U.S. air strike killed an al Qaeda leader in Syria: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. air strike killed an al Qaeda leader in Syria on Tuesday, the Pentagon said in a statement on Thursday.
Israel’s right wing has grand plans for Trump era
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s right wing has been eagerly awaiting Donald Trump’s arrival in the White House, hoping a Republican president will usher in a new era of support for Israeli settlement-building on land Palestinians want for a state.
Turkish parliament nears approval of presidential system sought by Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey moved closer to adopting a new constitutional bill extending President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers that supporters welcome as a guarantor of stability at a time of turmoil and opponents see as a step toward an authoritarian state….
Tehran building collapse kills at least 20 firefighters: mayor
ANKARA (Reuters) – At least 20 firefighters were killed when a 17-storey Tehran commercial building collapsed on top of them as they tried to put out a blaze, Iranian state television quoted the city’s mayor as saying on Thursday.
Wikileaks’ founder Assange says stands by U.S. extradition offer
LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up at Ecuador’s London embassy since 2012, said on Thursday he stood by his offer to be extradited to the United States providing his rights were protected.
Deadly Nigeria air strike hit densely populated areas, says rights group
LAGOS (Reuters) – A Nigerian air strike that killed more than 70 people and wounded at least 120 in a refugee camp hit areas of a town that were densely populated, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday, citing reviews of satellite images.
Gangs clash inside Brazil prison, site of recent massacre
RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Hundreds of inmates from rival drug gangs clashed on Thursday in a Brazilian prison where 26 inmates were killed in the latest of a string of bloody uprisings, television images showed.
Most Islamic State commanders in Mosul already killed, Iraqi general says
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Most Islamic State (IS) commanders in Mosul have been killed in battles with Iraqi government forces that raged over the past three months in the eastern side of the city, an Iraqi general said on Thursday.
Egypt PM says cabinet reshuffle likely to be approved by month-end: MENA
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s prime minister said on Thursday he expects parliament to approve nominations for ministers in a cabinet reshuffle by the end of the month, state news agency MENA reported.
Trump spokesman says of possibility of U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem: ‘Stay tuned’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump’s spokesman said on Thursday there will be an announcement on whether the United States will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
