Outgoing U.S. envoy says U.N. needs to ‘push’ Iran on arms embargo
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council needs to push Iran to abide by an arms embargo, outgoing U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power said on Wednesday amid U.N. concerns that Tehran has supplied weapons and missiles to Lebanese Shi’it…
Germany reviewing nearly 550 migrants deemed a security risk
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany said on Wednesday it would review the cases of nearly 550 asylum seekers who have been deemed a security risk, spurred by lingering questions about the handling of a Tunisian migrant who killed 12 people last month at a Berli…
Ukrainian president calls for global response to Russian threat
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called for a worldwide effort to counter the threat of Russian cyber warfare and urged the United States to “be great again” by demonstrating leadership on issues such as global securi…
Slapping ex-PM Valls gets French teenager three-month suspended sentence
PARIS (Reuters) – A teenager who slapped former French prime minister Manuel Valls during an election campaign trip to Brittany was handed a three-month suspended sentence and was ordered to carry out 105 hours of community service, a prosecutor said o…
Teen shoots four, kills self at private school in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A teenage student suffering from depression shot three students and a teacher at a private school in northern Mexico on Wednesday before killing himself in what state officials called an unprecedented attack that was caught on s…
Germany says boosting defense spending, demands clear U.S. agenda
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany, under fire from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump for not meeting NATO’s defense spending goal, is boosting military budgets, but also wants Trump to map out a consistent foreign policy agenda, Defense Minister Ursula von de…
Istanbul nightclub attacker says was directed by Islamic State: report
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An Uzbek gunman who killed 39 people in Istanbul’s Reina nightclub on New Year’s Day told police he had changed his target at the last minute to avoid heavy security and acted on direct orders from Islamic State in Syria, a newspap…
Colombia peace talks with ELN rebels to begin Feb. 8: president
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government will begin much-delayed formal peace talks with the country’s second-biggest rebel group the ELN on Feb. 8, after the guerrillas release a politician being held hostage, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wed…
Iraq special forces chief says mission accomplished in east Mosul
BARTELLA, Iraq (Reuters) – Elite Iraqi forces have ousted Islamic State insurgents from all districts of eastern Mosul they were tasked with recapturing, their commanding officer said on Wednesday, bringing almost all of the city’s eastern half back un…
Israel deploys ‘Star Wars’ missile killer system
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s upgraded ballistic missile shield became operational on Wednesday, in a “Star Wars”-like extension of its capabilities to outer space where incoming missiles can be safely destroyed.
