Syrian combatants yet to withdraw from Aleppo road
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces and rebels had yet to withdraw from a road to be used to deliver aid to Aleppo on Thursday morning, a war monitor and a senior rebel official said, a step that must happen for the delivery to take place under…
Japan opposition party picks first female leader after citizenship hiccup
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s main opposition Democratic Party on Thursday elected a former cabinet minister as its first female leader on Thursday, following a last-minute hiccup when she was found to hold dual citizenship in violation of Japanese law.
Britain’s May prepares for Brexit talks, keeps Europe guessing
LONDON (Reuters) – As Europe clamors to know how Britain plans to implement its decision to leave the European Union, new Prime Minister Theresa May is giving little away, but her strategy is becoming clear.
Italy government to decide date of referendum on Sept. 26
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government will meet on Sept. 26 to decide the date of a national referendum over whether to accept or reject a constitutional reform passed by parliament, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Thursday.
Aligned with Russia in Syria, Pentagon awkwardly treads on new terrain
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For Pentagon officers who cut their teeth during the Cold War, the prospect of U.S. battlefield cooperation with Russia in Syria is not only uncomfortable. It’s also unprecedented.
Typhoon cuts power, lashes China with wind and rain before weakening
BEIJING (Reuters) – Typhoon Meranti slammed into southeastern China on Thursday with strong winds and lashing rain that cut power to 1.65 million homes, but there were no reports of more casualties in what has been described as the strongest storm of t…
Exclusive: Thai PM defends rights record since coup ahead of U.N. visit
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Thursday defended his country’s rights record since he seized power in a 2014 coup, saying he acted to end months of political instability.
Saudi prince warns Iran against using force to pursue rivalry
DUBAI (Reuters) – A senior Saudi official, responding to Iranian criticism of Riyadh’s management of the haj pilgrimage, urged Iran to end what he called wrong attitudes toward Arabs and warned it against any use of force in its rivalry with the kingdo…
Polish, Hungarian ‘horse thief’ alliance alarms Brussels
KRYNICA-ZDROJ, Poland (Reuters) – Viktor Orban, Hungary’s fiery nationalist prime minister, is known for the contempt he showers on most European leaders. But when he appeared alongside Poland’s Jaroslaw Kaczynski last week, he paid his fellow Eastern …
Thai deputy PM contradicts police, says bombings not linked to Muslim insurgency
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Last month’s bombings in Thai tourist towns were not linked to Muslim separatists, Thailand’s defense minister said on Thursday, contradicting the police.
