Russia says U.S.-Georgian military exercises could destabilize Caucasus
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that military exercises by the United States and neighboring Georgia later this month were a provocative step that could destabilize the Caucasus region.
EU Referendum Scorecard: Trump backs Brexit, Japan says don’t take the plunge
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s political class took a week off from the referendum to focus on the mayoral race in London and local elections up and down the country, leaving the Brexit debate to Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Greeks strike as new reforms loom on tax and pensions
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greeks went on a 48-hour nationwide strike on Friday to protest against tax and pension reforms, as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appealed to fractious lawmakers to approve the overhaul as part of a multi-billion euro bailout.
Islamist rebels seize village near Aleppo, 73 killed: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebels seized a village from government forces near Aleppo overnight, a monitoring group and rebel sources said on Friday, gaining important ground near the Syrian city where the United States and Russia are trying to de-escalate the…
Russia’s Lavrov: U.S. must give us legal guarantee over Asian anti-missile system
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow needed legal guarantees from the United States that its planned Asian anti-missile system would not be directed against Russia.
North Korean leader hails nuclear success in opening congress
PYONGYANG (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday hailed the country’s recent nuclear test and launch of a satellite into space, as he opened the first congress of the country’s ruling Workers’ Party in 36 years.
Death toll from Kenyan building collapse reaches 42
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The death toll from the collapse of a building in the Kenyan capital a week ago has reached 42, police said on Friday.
Lawmaker in India’s Goa charged with buying, drugging and raping teen girl
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A lawmaker in India’s beach state of Goa has been charged with buying, drugging and raping a 16-year-old girl in a case which will be closely watched by anti-slavery activists as the country moves to crackdown …
‘Russian Rambo’, hero of Kremlin’s Syria campaign, buried with pomp
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A special forces officer killed in Syria, nicknamed the Russian Rambo by state media, was buried on Friday in a blaze of publicity and pomp, with the Kremlin allowing blanket TV coverage as an exception for 25-year-old Alexander Prok…
Syria denies targeting camps, U.N. condemns ‘murderous attacks’
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – The Syrian military denied on Friday it had conducted air strikes on a camp near the Turkish border that killed at least 28 people, but a top U.N. official said initial reports suggested a government plane was responsible for …
