Vatican invited to mediate in Venezuela crisis
CARACAS (Reuters) – The Roman Catholic Church may soon join Ibero-American leaders seeking dialogue between Venezuela’s feuding government and opposition, the head of a regional bloc said on Thursday.
Trump warns he could end NATO guarantee, scrap NAFTA
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he might abandon NATO’s guarantee of mutual defense and would renegotiate or scrap the NAFTA trade deal if he is elected, drawing fire from some senior Republicans and his Democrat…
Nigeria’s Buhari says government talking to Niger Delta militants: statement
ABUJA (Reuters) – The Nigerian government is talking to militants in the Niger Delta to end a wave of attacks on oil and gas facilities which have cut oil production by 700,000 barrels a day, top officials said on Thursday.
Kerry calls for new measures to counter changing Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials on Thursday called on partners in the coalition against Islamic State to increase intelligence sharing as the militant group morphs to focus on attacks beyond its shrinking self-declared caliphate in Iraq and Syria…
France tells Palestinian leader of concern at Mideast situation
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande on Thursday told Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas of his concern at the “fragility” of the situation in the Middle East in a context of mounting violence, the president’s office said.
Brazil arrests 10 for ‘amateur’ terror plot against Olympics
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil arrested 10 people on Thursday suspected of belonging to a poorly organized group supporting Islamic State (IS) and discussing terrorist acts during the next month’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
NATO commitment has no caveats: British defense secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NATO’s mutual defense guarantee is a commitment that comes without any “conditions or caveats,” British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said on Thursday.
France’s Hollande urges UK to deliver Brexit soon but offers May some time
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande urged Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday to quickly come up with a negotiating stance for Britain’s departure from the European Union but agreed she needed time to trigger the formal divorce.
U.S. warns of potential imminent threat to citizens in Jeddah
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it had received reports of a “potential, imminent threat” against U.S. citizens in areas of the city of Jeddah frequented by Westerners.
Libyan forces launch new assault to oust Islamic State from Sirte
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) – Forces aligned with Libya’s U.N.-backed government fought fierce exchanges with Islamic State militants in Sirte on Thursday in which 13 of their fighters were killed and more than 110 wounded, officials said.
