Polish truck driver shot long before Berlin attack: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – A Polish truck driver whose hijacked vehicle was used to crash into a Berlin Christmas market was shot in the head several hours before the attack and could not have attempted to foil it as previously thought, Bild newspaper reported…
Russia, Pakistan, China warn of increased Islamic State threat in Afghanistan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia, China and Pakistan warned on Tuesday that the influence of Islamic State (IS) was growing in Afghanistan and that the security situation there was deteriorating.
China tells top officials to lead corruption fight by example
BEIJING (Reuters) – The top echelons of China’s ruling Communist Party must lead the fight against corruption by accepting supervision for all they do, state media on Tuesday quoted President Xi Jinping as saying.
U.S.-backed Syrian force hopes to get anti-aircraft missiles
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A U.S.-backed alliance of militias fighting Islamic State hopes a U.S. decision to ease some restrictions on arming groups in Syria will lead to them getting anti-aircraft missiles, its spokesman said on Tuesday.
Gunmen kidnap Iraqi journalist in Baghdad, PM orders investigation
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi journalist was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from her home in Baghdad overnight, police and relatives said on Tuesday, prompting Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to order an investigation.
Japan’s Abe pays respects at Hawaii memorials on eve of Pearl Harbor trip
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday stopped at several memorials in Hawaii, one day before he visits the site of the 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor during a trip intended to show a strong alliance between his country and the…
German lawmakers urge tougher security measures after market attack
BERLIN (Reuters) – Politicians on both sides of Germany’s governing coalition, reacting to last week’s Christmas market attack, called for more state powers to deport potentially dangerous failed asylum seekers, with some also pushing for enhanced surv…
U.S. committed to NATO, Baltic security: McCain
TALLINN (Reuters) – The United States is committed to the security of the Baltic region and NATO, Republican senator John McCain said in the Estonian capital on Tuesday, during a visit seen as a bid to soothe concerns over the policy of President-elect…
Turkey has no confirmed information about video of soldiers -Deputy PM
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has no confirmed information regarding an Islamic State video from Syria that claimed to show the death of two kidnapped Turkish soldiers, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Tuesday.
Philippines seizes $120 million worth of ‘shabu’ in record drugs haul
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine authorities have seized about 6 billion pesos ($120 million) worth of methamphetamines in a series of anti-narcotics operations this month that have yielded the biggest haul in the country’s history, the justice minister s…
