Iraqi forces say making progress vs Islamic State inside Falluja
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi forces said on Wednesday they had begun to make progress against Islamic State inside a built-up district of Falluja, the militants’ stronghold to the west of Baghdad.
Poll shows majority of Brazilians want new elections
BRASILIA (Reuters) – More than a quarter of Brazilians view interim President Michel Temer’s government negatively and a majority want new elections this year, according to a poll on Wednesday that suggested scandals and policy reversals had dented his…
A year on, Turkey’s Kurdish opposition fights for survival in parliament
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A year after Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition entered parliament as a party for the first time, to great fanfare about a maturing of Turkish democracy, its embattled leader is struggling to save it from banishment to the p…
Damascus camp residents run deadly gauntlet to fetch aid
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Palestinians living in Yarmouk refugee camp on the southern outskirts of Damascus depend on food aid to survive the Syrian civil war. But collecting it can be lethal.
UK to extend voter registration for EU referendum after website crash
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will extend the voter registration period for its June 23 referendum on EU membership by 48 hours after a late surge in applications crashed a key website shortly before the Tuesday night deadline.
Exclusive: Suspect in Kazakh shooting posted Islamic State-linked video
AKTOBE, Kazakhstan (Reuters) – One of the men blamed by authorities in Kazakhstan for an armed raid on a national guard base, the deadliest attack in the country’s history, had posted a video online that was sympathetic to Islamic State.
Kenyan president proposes MPs group to end row over electoral body
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s president on Wednesday called for a bipartisan committee of lawmakers to resolve a row over an electoral oversight body at the heart of more than a month of unrest, but the opposition swiftly dismissed the initiative.
Colombia’s FARC rebels face tough move into politics after peace
TORIBIO, Colombia (Reuters) – For decades, Marxist rebels have come down the mountains to recruit fighters, stock up on supplies, and move freely through farmlands around Toribio, a town where generations of some families have joined them in Colombia’s…
Turkish presidential spokesman dismisses claims of Turkey sending arms to Islamic State
ANKARA (Reuters) – Allegations that Turkey is sending arms to Islamic State-controlled regions of Syria are “false” and “Russian propaganda”, a spokesman for Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
U.S. Navy boosts presence in Mediterranean ahead of NATO summit
ABOARD USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (Reuters) – The U.S. military will have two aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean Sea this month ahead of a NATO summit in Warsaw, as Washington seeks to balance Russia’s military activities and accelerate its fight against …
