Israel eyes law to remove online content inciting terrorism
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel’s Justice Ministry is drafting legislation that would enable it to order Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and other social media to remove online postings it deems to be inciting terrorism. “We are working on draft legislation,…
Danish court finds pizzeria owner guilty of fighting for Islamic State
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A Copenhagen court found a Danish pizzeria owner guilty on Wednesday of joining Islamic State (IS) to fight in Syria, the first such case in the Nordic country.
Putin says Russia must strengthen as ‘aggressive’ NATO approaches
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia must boost its combat readiness in response to NATO’s “aggressive actions” near Russia’s borders, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
Refugee who walked through Channel Tunnel walks free from UK court
CANTERBURY, England (Reuters) – A Sudanese man who walked through the Channel Tunnel last year in an extreme example of the desperate measures some refugees are prepared to take to reach Britain, was sentenced to nine months’ jail on Wednesday but will…
Turkey will continue to meet with Hamas, Turkish foreign minister says
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will continue to meet with Palestinian group Hamas in its efforts to promote a long-lasting peace in the region, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday, adding the meetings were not an obstacle in the normalizatio…
Gains against Islamic State not yet enough, could backfire: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and some administration officials have hailed recent military gains against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, but other U.S. officials and outside experts warn that the U.S.-backed air and ground campaign is…
China’s top paper lambasts U.S. aircraft carrier deployment
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top newspaper strongly criticized the United States on Wednesday after it deployed two aircraft carriers on a training mission in East Asia where military tensions have risen amid China’s growing assertiveness.
Swiss authorities detain suspected Islamist leader: TV
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss authorities have taken a suspected Islamist leader into custody, broadcaster SRF reported on Wednesday, calling it the first arrest of a senior figure from a Salafist ring based in the northern city of Winterthur.
French police bans planned Thursday demo against labor reform
PARIS (Reuters) – French police on Wednesday banned a planned demonstration this week against labor reforms, bringing to a head a stand-off between the government and trade unions which have been spearheading protests against the changes for months.
Turkish jets strike PKK targets in northern Iraq, southeast Turkey
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey overnight on Wednesday, and authorities imposed new curfews in rural areas as the army and police continue to battle insurgents, s…
