Brexit referendum forces EU summit delay: sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The British referendum on whether to leave the European Union has prompted Brussels officials to plan to postpone an EU summit scheduled on the same day, two diplomatic sources told Reuters.
Brussels bomber brothers were on U.S. watch lists before attack: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two brothers who carried out suicide bombings in Brussels this week were known to U.S. government agencies before the attacks, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Kurdish militants attack Turkish gendarmerie station, kill two
DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – Two Turkish gendarmerie were killed in a car bomb attack by the Kurdish militant group PKK on their station in Turkey’s southeast, security sources said on Thursday.
Lebanese newspaper to close, blames country’s political problems
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese daily As-Safir is to cease its print and online operations after over 40 years, editor-in-chief and publisher Talal Salman said on Thursday, blaming falling revenues and Lebanon’s political and sectarian problems.
Obama honors Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’ victims; faults U.S. on human rights
BARILOCHE, Argentina (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said the United States was too slow to condemn human rights atrocities during Argentina’s 1976-1983 dictatorship as he honored victims of the “Dirty War” on Thursday, but he stopped short of apolo…
Russia’s special forces officer killed in Syria: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian special forces officer has been killed in a combat operation near Palmyra in Syria, Interfax news agency reported on Thursday, citing a Russian military source in Syria.
Human rights on trial in Egypt as NGO funding case revived
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has launched a new crackdown on human rights groups, questioning staff and ordering asset freezes over accusations they took foreign funding to destabilize the country after the 2011 uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year r…
Two Palestinians who stabbed Israeli soldier shot dead in West Bank: army
HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinians after they attacked a soldier in the West Bank on Thursday, the military said, and one soldier was detained after being shown on video firing a round into the head of one of the as…
Champions for refugees, violence victims cited by Fortune for leadership
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Advocates for refugees, the environment and victims of sexual violence earned prominent berths on Thursday in a list of the world’s greatest leaders published each year by Fortune magazine in a tribute to their v…
Syrian government forces enter Islamic State-held Palmyra
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces fought their way into Palmyra on Thursday as the army backed by Russian air cover sought to recapture the historic city from Islamic State (IS) insurgents, Syrian state TV and a monitoring group said.
