First planeload of Syrian refugees headed to Canada
TORONTO (Reuters) – After months of promises and weeks of preparation, the first planeload of Syrian refugees was headed to Canada on Thursday, aboard a military plane to be met at Toronto’s airport by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
German spy head says Syria deployment doesn’t increase risk
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is at risk of a terrorist attack but the danger has not increased because of its part in the military campaign against Islamic State in Syria, the head of Germany’s BfV domestic security agency has said.
Swiss see ‘terrorist threat’ in Geneva, hunt for suspects
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Swiss city of Geneva raised its alert level on Thursday and said it was looking for suspects who, according to national officials, had possible links to terrorism.
Kerry to go to Rome on Sunday for talks on Libya unity government
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Rome on Sunday to co-chair a meeting with his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni on forming a unity government in Libya, a State Department spokesman said on Thursday.
Three Islamic State leaders killed in recent strikes-U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria has killed the group’s finance minister and two other senior leaders in air strikes in recent weeks, a U.S. military spokesman said on Thursday.
Nine injured in attack on Hindu temple in Bangladesh: police
DHAKA (Reuters) – Two people suffered gunshot wounds and seven others less serious injuries in a bomb and gun attack on Thursday at a Hindu temple in northern Bangladesh, a senior police official said.
U.S. wants Turkey ‘to do more’ to stem flow of money and fighters from Syria
LONDON (Reuters) – The United States wants Turkey to do more to stem the flow of cash and money which is crossing the border from militants in Syria and Iraq, senior U.S. Treasury official Adam Szubin said on Thursday.
EU eyes extending Russia sanctions before summit next week
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is likely to extend economic sanctions against Russia next week before leaders of the bloc meet for a summit, diplomats said, after unexpected opposition by Italy blocked the rollover earlier this week.
U.S. says Islamic State has made $1.5 billion from bank looting, oil sales
LONDON (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have looted up to $1 billion from bank vaults in Syria and Iraq and has made at least another half a billion dollars from black market oil sales, senior U.S. Treasury official Adam Szubin said on Thursday.
Germany needs migrants as workforce dwindles, but must pay for them
BERLIN (Reuters) – The influx of refugees into Germany is both a boon and a burden for the economy: it needs huge numbers of migrants to rejuvenate an aging workforce, but must financially support many for years until they learn the language and gain q…
