U.S. Vice President Biden, new Ukraine PM discuss reforms: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke on Thursday to new Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, emphasizing the need to move quickly on reforms and implementing the Minsk ceasefire agreement with Russia, the White House said….
Ivorian soccer star Drogba threatens legal action over attacks on his charity
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ivorian soccer star Didier Drogba said on Thursday he would take legal action over accusations that his charity set up to help children in Africa had spent less than one percent of money raised on worthwhile project…
New Aleppo assault casts fresh cloud over Syria peace talks
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – Syria’s army backed by Russian warplanes launched an assault north of Aleppo on Thursday, threatening to block a vital rebel route into the city in fighting that has cast new clouds over Geneva peace talks.
Chinese state-owned firm, U.S. citizen charged in nuclear case: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Chinese state-owned nuclear power company and a U.S. citizen were indicted on Thursday on charges of conspiracy to produce special nuclear material outside the United States without the required U.S. authorization, the Justice …
In London, Obama to wade into thorny Brexit debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will put himself in an unusual, and risky, position next week in London: smack-dab in the middle of the heated British debate over whether to remain part of the European Union.
Brussels metro bomb suspect talking to police, lawyer says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Swedish man held in Belgium on suspicion of taking part in last month’s Islamic State attacks on Brussels is talking to investigators, his lawyer said on Thursday, after Osama Krayem’s detention was extended by a month.
U.S. has raised concerns with Russia over jets’ actions near U.S. warship: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington has raised its concerns with Moscow over Russian jets that earlier this week passed close to a U.S. destroyer in the Baltic Sea, the White House said on Thursday.
Air strikes hit Islamic State in Afghanistan under new rules: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has carried out 70 to 80 air strikes against Islamic State in Afghanistan in the three months since U.S. forces were given broader authority to target the militants, a U.S. military spokesman said on Thursday.
Poland summons Russian ambassador over ‘simulated attacks’ in Baltic Sea
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s Foreign Ministry summoned Russia’s ambassador over the incident in the Baltic Sea earlier this week when two Russian warplanes flew simulated attack passes near a U.S. guided missile destroyer, the ministry said on Thursday….
Egyptian government warns against protests over Red Sea islands
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s interior ministry said on Thursday it would take legal action against people who participate in demonstrations called by activists to protest Egypt’s unexpected decision to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.
