Russia’s Putin discusses killing of ambassador with Erdogan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gave an update on the investigation into the killing of the Russian ambassador in Ankara in a phone conversation with President Vladimir Putin on Friday which also covered the Syrian crisis, the Kreml…
Sudan extradites senior Tunisian Islamic State suspect: state media
TUNIS (Reuters) – Authorities in Tunisia said on Friday that Sudan had handed over a Tunisian suspect accused of being a senior figure within Islamic State and helping plan a 2015 attack on the Bardo museum in Tunis, state media reported.
Exclusive: FBI probes FDIC hack linked to China’s military – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI is investigating how hackers infiltrated computers at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for several years beginning in 2010 in a breach senior FDIC officials believe was sponsored by China’s military, people with …
Corruption probe clouds survival of Brazil’s transition leader
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Corruption allegations implicating Brazilian President Michel Temer and his party are casting doubt on his ability to remain in office and causing the first cracks in his coalition amid growing calls for early elections.
U.S. forces embedding more to help Iraqis retake Mosul: commander
MAKHMOUR, Iraq (Reuters) – U.S. forces assisting Iraqi troops to retake Mosul from Islamic State are embedding more extensively, a senior commander said on Friday, a move that could accelerate a two month-old campaign which has slackened after quick in…
Police neutralize possible explosive device outside Turkish office in Brussels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian police found and neutralized a potential explosive device in a bag left outside an office used by a Turkish cultural association in Brussels on Friday.
Court verdicts show Suu Kyi’s uphill battle on Myanmar land disputes
YANGON (Reuters) – Before entering the courthouse in the capital of eastern Myanmar’s Shan State, Maw Maw Oo said it was ominous that several blue police vans were already waiting in the parking lot.
Kremlin says Russia will never initiate an arms race: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has never initiated an arms race and never will, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, the RIA news agency reported.
Putin, in letter to Trump this month, sought ‘new level’ of ties: Trump team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a letter to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump this month, sought bilateral cooperation and a “new level” of U.S.-Russian relations, according to a copy of the letter released by Trump’s team o…
Venezuela’s claim of victim status in bribery case unlikely to convince U.S.
MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) – A legal strategy switch by Venezuela’s state-owned oil giant PDVSA to portray itself as a victim in a massive bribery scheme detected by the U.S. government is unlikely to lead to compensation and may even backfire.
