North Korea says Trump isn’t screwy at all, a wise choice for president
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has backed presumptive U.S. Republican nominee Donald Trump, with a propaganda website praising him as “a prescient presidential candidate” who can liberate Americans living under daily fear of nuclear attack by the North….
Turkey and EU to start technical talks on visa-free travel: Turkish minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Technical teams from Turkey and the European Union will begin discussions on Thursday on visa-free travel, Turkey’s new EU minister Omer Celik said on Wednesday, describing it as an integral part of a wider deal on stemming illegal…
Newly built Austrian refugee shelter set on fire, Red Cross says
VIENNA (Reuters) – A building in northern Austria that was due to house dozens of asylum seekers was deliberately set on fire, the Red Cross said on Wednesday, a rare case of violence against a refugee center in a country that has taken in a large numb…
Exclusive: U.S.-backed Syria forces launch offensive for Manbij pocket – U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thousands of U.S.-backed fighters in Syria are launching an offensive to capture from Islamic State a crucial swathe of northern Syria known as the Manbij pocket following weeks of quiet preparations, U.S. officials disclosed to …
Drowned migrant baby was probably Somali: Italian police
ROME (Reuters) – A dead baby plucked out of the sea whose picture sparked international outrage this week was probably a six-month-old Somali boy whose mother also most likely died in the shipwreck, Italian police said on Wednesday.
Special Report: After university crackdown, Egyptian students fear for their future
CAIRO (Reuters) – In June 2014, 23-year-old engineering student Mohammed Badawy was expelled from Cairo University.
After failed missile test, China calls for Korean calm
BEIJING (Reuters) – China hopes all parties on the Korean peninsula will remain calm and exercise restraint, President Xi Jinping told a senior visiting North Korean envoy on Wednesday, after the isolated state rattled nerves with a failed missile test…
Fear for civilians as Islamic State halts Iraqi army at gates of Falluja
CAMP TARIQ, Iraq (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters halted an Iraqi army assault on the city of Falluja with a counter-attack at its southern gates on Tuesday, while the United Nations warned of peril for civilians trapped in the city and used by milit…
China welcomes Manila’s offer for South China Sea talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s said on Wednesday it welcomed a proposal by the incoming Philippine government for bilateral talks on the disputed South China Sea.
Alienation grows in Brussels district that bred Paris attackers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – When Moroccan-born former boxer Mohamed Idrissi orders a young man out of his gym for smoking, the respect is tangible.
