Russia under pressure to stop devastating Aleppo bombardment
MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday a draft U.N. resolution demanding an end to air strikes and military flights over the Syrian city of Aleppo was unacceptable, as Moscow faced growing international pressure to stop a devastating bombardme…
Brazil’s top prosecutor urges Congress to shelve spending cap
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Prosecutor-General’s Office on Friday questioned the constitutionality of President Michel Temer’s proposed public spending cap and recommended that Congress shelve the austerity measures.
Obama announces lifting of U.S. sanctions on Myanmar
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama formally announced the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Myanmar on Friday by terminating an emergency order that deemed the policies of the former military government a threat to U.S. national security.
Satellite images show activity at North Korea nuclear test site: report
SEOUL (Reuters) – An increase in activity at North Korea’s nuclear test site could signal preparations for a new test or a collection of data from its last one, a U.S.-based monitoring group said on Friday.
Philippines’ defense minister says military can cope without U.S. aid
MANILA (Reuters) – U.S.-Philippines ties are going through “bumps on the road” and the Philippine military could manage if treaty ally the United States were to withdraw aid, the defense minister said on Friday.
Heavy toll weighs on Misrata after battle for Libya’s Sirte
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – Next to the rusting shell cases outside Misrata’s museum of Libya’s 2011 uprising is a new addition: a scaffold used by Islamic State in Sirte to display bodies of executed prisoners, mounted on a would-be suicide bomber’s ca…
Three Turkish diplomats seeking asylum in Germany after coup: media
BERLIN (Reuters) – At least three Turkish diplomats, reportedly including one military attache, are seeking asylum in Germany in the wake of the failed military coup in Turkey, German media cited government sources as saying.
Dutch to cut role in U.N. peace mission in Mali
AMSTERDAM/BERLIN (Reuters) – The Dutch government said on Friday it would continue its peacekeeping mission in Mali in 2017 but will withdraw its helicopter contingent at the start of the year, leaving the United Nations struggling to find replacement …
Exclusive: Russia builds up forces in Syria, Reuters data analysis shows
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has built up its forces in Syria since a ceasefire collapsed in late September, sending in troops, planes and advanced missile systems, a Reuters analysis of publicly available tracking data shows.
Swap maize for millet? Zimbabwe’s farmers just say no
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In the battle for food security, Fanuel Dube is resisting his government – and giving in to his children.
