Renewed bombing kills over 150 in rebel-held Aleppo this week: rescue workers
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Renewed bombing of rebel-held eastern Aleppo has killed more than 150 people this week, rescue workers said on Thursday, as the Syrian government steps up its Russian-backed offensive to take the whole city.
UK foreign minister plays down new Cold War with Russia
LONDON (Reuters) – British foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday it was not “entirely right” to talk about a new Cold War with Russia because Moscow did not pose as much of a threat to global stability as the former Soviet Union had.
Taliban fighters ambush, kill dozens of retreating Afghan troops
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban militants ambushed and killed around 100 Afghan police and soldiers earlier this week as they tried to retreat, the heaviest losses suffered by government forces during months of fierce clashes near the capi…
Vietnam says no to foreign military base on its soil
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam said on Thursday it would not allow other countries to set up military bases there, just days after Russia said it was considering reopening Soviet-era bases in Vietnam and Cuba.
Russia completes delivery of S-300 air defense missiles to Iran: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has completed the delivery of S-300 air defense missile systems to Iran, RIA news agency quoted Russia’s state arms export agency as saying on Thursday.
France’s Hollande says ready to take part in four-way Ukraine talks
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande is ready to take part in talks over the Ukraine crisis with the leaders of Russia, Germany and Ukraine in the coming days, his office said on Thursday.
Assad says hopes Russia can change Turkey’s policy towards Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday that his country’s only hope was that a rapprochement between Russia and Turkey would allow Moscow to change Ankara’s policy towards Syria.
Austria says EU emergency border checks must be extended
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Austria said on Thursday emergency border checks imposed within Europe’s free travel zone during the migrant crisis should be extended beyond the mid-November deadline as the bloc does not yet have the situation under control.
China rejects British concerns over ‘legal interference’ in Hong Kong
BEIJING (Reuters) – China expressed anger on Thursday after Britain’s foreign minister said he continued to have concerns about legal interference by Beijing in Hong Kong despite pledges to the contrary.
Charity groups ask court to halt Calais migrant camp closure in France
LILLE/PARIS (Reuters) – Several charity organizations have asked a court in France to halt the imminent closure of the notorious “Jungle” migrant camp where thousands of refugees live in the port city of Calais, many of them desperate to get across the…
