EU needs new vision as it is falling in love with itself, says Slovak PM
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – The European Union seems to be falling in love with itself and needs to use the time before Britain formally starts divorce proceedings to create a new vision of Europe, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday.
Merkel says Germany stands against terrorists’ culture of hatred
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that terrorists wanted to reduce Germany’s readiness to take in refugees but she added that her government was against that as she spoke after a spate of recent attacks in the south of the co…
Syrian pro-government forces ‘widely using’ cluster bombs: HRW
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Russian-backed Syrian government’s air campaign against rebels is widely using cluster munitions, banned by more than 100 countries because of their indiscriminate nature, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday….
Philippines’ Duterte threatens to call off truce after rebel ambush
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Thursday that he might call off a unilateral ceasefire with communist rebels after a militiaman was killed in a guerrilla ambush.
Dead Bangladesh-American suspect was friend of cafe attacker: police
DHAKA (Reuters) – One of nine suspected militants killed in a police raid in Bangladesh this week was a Bangladeshi-American who was a friend of one of the gunmen who attacked a cafe on July 1 killing 22 people, police said on Thursday.
German police raid mosque and apartments in crackdown on Salafists
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police have searched a mosque and eight apartments in Hildesheim that are believed to be a hotbed of a radical Salafist community, the interior minister of the northern state of Lower Saxony said on Thursday.
China says pressing ahead with own anti-missile system
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Defence Ministry confirmed on Thursday that it was pressing ahead with anti-missile system tests after pictures appeared on state television, amid anger at South Korea’s decision to deploy an advanced U.S. anti-missile syste…
Turkey has intelligence cleric Gulen could flee United States: justice minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey is receiving intelligence that the Muslim cleric it blames for orchestrating a coup attempt this month could flee his residence in the United States, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Thursday.
Assad offers amnesty for Syria rebels who lay down arms
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad offered an amnesty on Thursday for rebels who lay down their arms and surrender to authorities within three months.
Russia says starts humanitarian operation in Aleppo, offers civilians to leave
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Thursday that the Russian and Syrian militaries would start “a large-scale humanitarian operation” in Aleppo to help residents “who had become hostages of terrorists.”
