Special U.S. targeting force ‘now in place’ in Iraq: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new U.S. force of special operations troops has arrived in Iraq and is preparing to work with Iraqi forces to go after Islamic State targets, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday.
Istanbul bomber entered Turkey as refugee from Syria, PM says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An Islamic State suicide bomber who killed 10 German tourists in the heart of Istanbul’s historic district entered Turkey as a refugee from Syria and went undetected as he was not on any watch lists, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu …
German far-right cell planned attacks on Muslims, refugees: prosecutors
BERLIN (Reuters) – German prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged four people with setting up a far-right organization that planned to carry out attacks on ultra-conservative Islamists and refugees.
U.S. targets money laundering in all-cash home sales in Miami, Manhattan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is going after international criminals who use real estate to launder money by ordering title insurance companies to report the identities of people making all-cash purchases of high-end real estate in Miami and…
‘Enraged’ Israel summons Swedish envoy over FM’s remarks
JERUSALEM/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Israel summoned the Swedish ambassador on Wednesday to convey what it described as its “rage” at a call by Stockholm’s top diplomat for an investigation to determine whether Israeli forces were guilty of extrajudicial ki…
U.N. report allowing for Iran sanctions relief may come on Friday
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog is likely to confirm on Friday that Iran has curtailed its nuclear program as agreed with world powers, paving the way for sanctions to be lifted, Iran and a diplomatic source said.
Suicide bomber kills at least 15 outside Pakistan polio center
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least 15 people, most of them police, outside a polio eradication center in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, the latest militant attack on the anti-polio campaign in the country.
French Alps avalanche hits school group, two dead
PARIS (Reuters) – An avalanche in the French Alps hit a school group and other skiers on Wednesday, killing at least two people and gravely injuring at least three others, police said.
Pakistan arrests head of militant group over Indian air base attack
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has arrested the head of the Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group on suspicion his outfit masterminded an attack this month on an air base in India, two officials said on Wednesday.
Syria’s rebels reject peace talks unless U.N. resolution implemented
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebel groups said on Wednesday they would not take part in peace talks scheduled this month unless humanitarian articles in the latest U.N resolution were implemented.
