Israeli PM to discuss with Russia’s Putin closer military coordination
MOSCOW (Рейтер) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he had arrived to Moscow to discuss closer military coordination to avoid incidents between Israel and Russia, which launched a military operation in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad last year.
In new Ukraine, old clan ties propel ‘boy’ prime minister’s rise
KIEV (Reuters) – The rapid rise of a former provincial mayor to become Ukraine’s youngest ever prime minister has stirred fears that the very system of clannish oligarchy that the 2014 Maidan street protests were meant to dismantle is still alive and w…
Turkey meets less than half EU visa waiver terms: EU official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey has met fewer than half the conditions for its citizens to be granted early visa-free travel to the European Union, just 10 days before a deadline for it to meet the requirements, an EU official told lawmakers on Thursday.
Blatter says he tried to act as intermediary in Burundi crisis
ZURICH (Reuters) – Former FIFA boss Sepp Blatter offered Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza an ambassadorial role with the soccer body last year in exchange for dropping controversial plans to run for a third term, according to a book about Blatter …
Russia needs to quit Ukraine before sanctions talks begin, says Poroshenko
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – No talks on lifting Western sanctions against Russia should take place until Moscow completely withdraws its military presence from Ukraine, President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday.
U.S. says China’s intentions in South China Sea raise tension and questions
HANOI (Reuters) – A top U.S. official on Thursday said China’s land reclamation and militarization in the disputed South China Sea was raising tensions and serious questions about its intention.
Zimbabwe suspends capital’s mayor, opposition goes to court
HARARE (Reuters) – The Zimbabwean government has suspended the mayor of Harare accusing him of insubordination, escalating a struggle for control of the capital which has been run by the opposition since 2002.
Army officer, three more killed in Burundi violence, officials say
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A senior army officer and a motorcyclist and two members of an armed group have been killed in separate incidents in Burundi, officials said on Thursday, a day after the latest flareup of violence in the country’s year-long crisis.
Syrian minister says Turkey and others still supplying terrorists: state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said on Thursday that states including Turkey continued to supply terrorists in Syria with advanced weapons, state media reported, as fighting raged across the country after peace talks halted…
Iranian hopefuls start campaigning for parliamentary runoffs: radio
ANKARA (Reuters) – Campaigning for Iran’s parliamentary runoffs next week began on Thursday, state radio reported, when allies of President Hassan Rouhani and their hardline rivals will compete to secure a majority after an inconclusive election earlie…
