Libya forces free five foreign captives from Islamic State in Sirte
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan pro-government forces have freed five foreign nationals held by Islamic State in Sirte after heavy fighting in their battle to capture the final district of the city, a local official said on Thursday.
EU agrees to boost efforts to tackle illegal migration from Africa
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to step up their efforts to curb illegal migration from African countries with the aim of replicating their success in halting inflows from Turkey over the past year.
Yemen missile launch, Saudi-led air strike strain truce
SANAA/ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – A 72-hour truce in Yemen came under pressure on Thursday when missiles fired from Yemen killed two civilians in Saudi Arabia, the United States said, while a Saudi-led coalition launched air strikes that Iran-allied Houthi…
U.S. urges Houthis to keep ceasefire, discusses JASTA with Saudi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday urged Yemen’s Houthis to respect a ceasefire and said Saudi Arabia had a right to be free from rocket attacks like one that he said killed two Saudi civilians.
Duterte aligns Philippines with China, says U.S. has lost
BEIJING (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced his “separation” from the United States on Thursday, declaring he had realigned with China as the two agreed to resolve their South China Sea dispute through talks.
Saudi coalition violated law with Yemen funeral strike: U.N. monitors
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A Saudi Arabia-led military campaign in Yemen violated international humanitarian law with a so-called “double tap” air strike on a funeral gathering in the rebel-held capital Sanaa, United Nations sanctions monitors told the…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian suspected of throwing rocks at them: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli troops on Thursday shot dead a Palestinian whom they suspected had thrown rocks at them as they patrolled a main West Bank road, the military said.
U.S. service member killed in northern Iraq: military statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. service member died on Thursday from wounds sustained in an improvised explosive device blast in northern Iraq, the U.S.-led military coalition said in a statement.
Venezuelan government slams as racist U.S. campaign ad linking Trump to Chavez
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government has slammed as “racist arrogance” a U.S. Democratic Party campaign ad supporting Hillary Clinton that puts her Republican presidential rival Donald Trump in the same category as Hugo Chavez, Benito Mussolini …
Spanish court overturns Catalonian bull-fighting ban
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Constitutional Court on Thursday overturned a ban on bull fighting imposed in Catalonia, calling it a cultural asset protected under national law in a ruling likely to fuel political tensions between the region and Madrid.
