China says its warships to join major U.S.-hosted naval drills
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Thursday confirmed it would send warships to join a major U.S.-hosted naval drill this summer, even as tension between the world’s two largest economies mounts over the South China Sea.
Zoo animals starve in Yemen city shattered by war
DUBAI (Reuters) – Fighting, bombing and a blockade by militiamen of food and water that have killed hundreds of people in the southwestern Yemeni city of Taiz have not spared the animals of the local zoo.
Spain arrests man in North African enclave for promoting Islamist militancy
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police arrested a Moroccan man in Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta on Thursday, accusing him of promoting Islamist militancy via social media, the Interior Ministry said.
Russia has yet to fully implement Minsk deal on Ukraine: NATO official
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Russia persists with efforts to undermine Ukraine’s political aspirations and has yet to live up to the full implementation of the Minsk agreements, a NATO official said on Thursday.
With canal sabotage, rural protesters vent fury on Indian capital
GARHI BINDHROLI, India (Reuters) – Indian protesters venting their fury at economic injustice in the country’s rural areas were targeting Delhi, a city of 20 million people, when they wrecked its main source of drinking water last week.
Net migration to Britain rose to 323,000 in year to September 2015: data
LONDON (Reuters) – Net migration to Britain rose to 323,000 in the year to September 2015, official data showed on Thursday, putting pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron in the run-up to a vote on membership of the European Union.
Turkey says Syria ceasefire is not binding if it threatens security
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Thursday that Turkey would not be bound by the Syrian ceasefire plan if its security was threatened, and would take “necessary measures” against the Syrian Kurdish YPG and Islamic State if nee…
Indonesia overturns acquittal of international school teachers charged with sex abuse
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the acquittal of two Canadian and Indonesian teachers who were charged with sexually abusing students at an international school in Jakarta, and extended their prison sentences to 11 …
NATO should open door to Macedonia, Georgia: Hungary foreign minister
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – NATO should complete the accession process of Montenegro and should leave its door open to Macedonia and Georgia as well, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Thursday.
South Sudan sides trade barbs over peace progress after sanctions threat
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s government said on Thursday that a threat of U.S. sanctions if the country fails to deliver on a peace deal should be directed at rebels in the country rather than the presidency.
