Brazil probes Olympics threats after group backs Islamic State
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s intelligence agency said on Tuesday it was investigating all threats to next month’s Rio Olympics after a presumed Brazilian Islamist group pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS) less than three weeks before the Games.
Turkey carries out air strikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq: NTV
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s military carried out air strikes against members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, killing 20 militants, broadcaster NTV said on Wednesday.
As Mosul fight approaches, worries about the day after
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Dozens of defense and foreign ministers will meet in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday to take stock of the fight against Islamic State, their focus increasingly on a major prize: the militant group’s bastion in Mosul,…
North Korea says missile test simulated attack on South’s airfields
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Wednesday it had conducted a ballistic missile test that simulated preemptive strikes against South Korean ports and airfields used by the U.S. military, a likely reference to the launches of three missiles on Tues…
No retreat from Asia pivot regardless of who wins U.S. presidency: Biden
SYDNEY (Reuters) – United States Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday assured key ally Australia there would be no retreat from Washington’s pivot to the Asia-Pacific region regardless of who wins November’s presidential election.
Venezuela opposition says hurdle cleared in push for Maduro recall
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leaders said on Tuesday they had cleared another hurdle in their push for a referendum to recall President Nicolas Maduro this year with the election board’s validation of an initial signature drive.
German train ax attack puts Merkel migrant policy back in spotlight
MUNICH (Reuters) – A young Afghan who attacked passengers on a train in Bavaria with an ax had entered Germany last summer with a wave of migrants, officials said on Tuesday, raising more questions about Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door refugee pol…
U.S. approves $785 million bomb sale to UAE ally against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of $785 million in bombs to the United Arab Emirates for the U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Britain’s May tells ministers to work for Brexit success
LONDON (Reuters) – New British Prime Minister Theresa May told the first meeting of her senior ministers on Tuesday that they must all play their part in making Britain’s exit from the European Union a success.
Trump’s ‘politics of fear’ dangerous for U.S., world: German foreign minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – Donald Trump, having clinched the Republican Party’s nomination for the Nov. 8 presidential election, threatens U.S. and world security with his “politics of fear and isolation,” German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said o…
