Chad, Niger forces kill 123 Boko Haram in crackdown: Niger
NIAMEY (Reuters) – A joint military operation between Chad and Niger has killed 123 Boko Haram militants since July and recovered a significant quantity of weapons, Niger’s Defence Ministry said on Friday.
Russia said to send more warplanes to Syria, diplomacy ‘on life support’
MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Russia is sending more warplanes to Syria to ramp up its air campaign, a Russian newspaper reported on Friday, as the United States said diplomacy to halt the violence was “on life support” but not dead yet.
Israeli troops kill Palestinian who stabbed guard at West Bank checkpoint
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian who stabbed and wounded an Israeli security guard at a main military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank that separates Ramallah and Jerusalem, was shot and killed on Friday, police said.
British PM May says Scotland will have no veto over Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May said she will listen to Scotland’s concerns over Britain’s exit from the European Union but that the devolved Scottish government will not have a veto over the Brexit negotiations.
Germany’s Merkel says she has not changed course on migrant policy
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on Saturday that she had not reversed course on her policy on migrants, two weeks after she said she wished she could turn back the clock to better prepare Germany for last year’s influx.
U.S. urges Iran to free activist serving lengthy prison term
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it was “deeply troubled” that Iranian courts had upheld a 16-year prison term against journalist and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, and it urged Tehran to release her on humanitarian grou…
Pakistan ‘completely rejects’ Indian claim of cross-border strikes
ISLAMABAD/SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Pakistan on Friday “completely rejected” India’s claim to have sent troops across its disputed border in Kashmir to kill suspected militants, as India evacuated villages near the frontier amid concerns about a mili…
In ex-Soviet Georgia, pope issues veiled criticism of Russia
TBILISI (Reuters) – Pope Francis called for respect for international law and the sovereign rights of nations as he arrived in Georgia on Friday, an implicit criticism of Russia, which keeps troops in two breakaway areas of the ex-Soviet state.
Russia to summon Dutch ambassador over MH17 investigation
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Foreign Ministry will summon the Dutch ambassador in Moscow on Oct. 3 to explain Russia’s reasons for not accepting the findings of an investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, the ministry said on Frid…
Mauritanian leader, seen eyeing third term, says only voters can change law
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has said any change to the Saharan nation’s constitution must go to a referendum, after opposition leaders reacted angrily to a plea by his justice minister that he be allowed to run …
