U.S. leads 14 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 14 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement amid ongoing daily strikes against the militant group.
CIA boss Brennan visited Moscow in early March: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, visited Moscow at the start of March, Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov as saying on Monday.
Turkey has blocked potential attacks in recent weeks: presidential spokesman
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has prevented potential attacks in recent weeks including planned suicide bombings, President Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman said on Monday, following a spate of attacks blamed on Islamic State and Kurdish militants.
Israel urges citizens to leave Turkey, cites Islamic State threat
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel urged its citizens in Turkey on Monday to leave “as soon as possible” in an upgraded travel advisory predicting possible follow-up attacks to the March 19 suicide bombing in Istanbul blamed on Islamic State.
Islamic State driven out of Syria’s ancient Palmyra city
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces backed by heavy Russian air support drove Islamic State out of Palmyra on Sunday, inflicting what the army called a mortal blow to militants who seized the city last year and dynamited its ancient temples.
Thai election panel expects 80 percent turnout for referendum
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s election commission said on Monday it expected 80 percent of eligible voters to turn out for an August 7 referendum on a controversial constitution that critics have vowed to boycott.
Belgian police break up street protests as attack investigation widens
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian police briefly used water cannon to control several hundred rowdy protesters in central Brussels on Sunday after they ignored an official call for marches to be postponed following Tuesday’s bombings.
Taliban rockets hit Afghan parliament compound, no one reported hurt
KABUL (Reuters) – Rockets fired by Taliban fighters struck the compound of Afghanistan’s new parliament on Monday as the country’s top intelligence official and caretaker minister of interior prepared to address the assembly.
Dozens killed in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A local elected official was killed in Turkey’s strife-hit southeast on Monday after a weekend of violence that also claimed the lives of almost 30 militants and soldiers, according to security sources.
Japan opens radar station close to disputed isles, drawing angry China response
YONAGUNI, Japan (Reuters) – Japan on Monday switched on a radar station in the East China Sea, giving it a permanent intelligence gathering post close to Taiwan and a group of islands disputed by Japan and China, drawing an angry response from Beijing….
