Biden tells Ukraine’s Poroshenko U.S. to give $335 million in security aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday that the United States was moving forward with an additional $335 million in security assistance, the White House said in a statement.
After migrant deaths, groups seek policing of Canada authorities
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The deaths of two migrants while in detention in Canada prompted calls on Thursday for policing of border authorities in the nation that has opened its doors to thousands of Syrian refugees.
Obama, Hollande discuss deepening counterterrorism ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said he discussed with French President Francois Hollande at a meeting on Thursday efforts to deepen U.S.-French cooperation on counterterrorism.
Two killed, 15 injured in central Somalia mosque blast
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Two people were killed and 15 others wounded when an explosion ripped through a mosque in the central Somalia region of Hiiraan during evening prayers on Thursday, police said.
Libyan unity government starts work from ‘secured’ Tripoli naval base
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s U.N.-backed unity government held meetings at a heavily guarded naval base in Tripoli on Thursday and a senior military official said it was working to secure state institutions in the capital.
Belgium to extradite Paris suspect Abdeslam to France
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian court decided on Thursday that Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam could be extradited to France, Belgium’s federal prosecutors said.
Nigeria’s Buhari asks U.S. for help in returning stolen assets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the United States for help in returning stolen Nigerian assets stashed in U.S. banks as part of his efforts to crack down on corruption, according to a statement from his office on Th…
Brazil’s Temer eyes pro-business plan but has scant room for major reforms
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Vice President Michel Temer is quietly assembling a team of respected economists to revive confidence in Brazil’s battered economy with cautious spending cuts and privatizations should leftist President Dilma Rousseff be impeached,…
Latest U.N. Central Africa sex abuse allegations elicit disgust
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The latest allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation leveled against international peacekeepers in Central African Republic elicited expressions of disgust on Thursday from top United Nations officials and senior U.S. and …
U.S. and Saudi Arabia sanction alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba supporters
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and the United States imposed joint sanctions targeting the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, the two countries announced on Thursday.
