Sri Lankan president seeks to win back EU relief on garment exports
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena visits Germany on Monday, seeking political support in a fight to reinstate a trade concession for garment exports, the government said, after the European Union abolished the measure six ye…
In Syrian war, a bigger role for Russian strategists
BEIRUT (Reuters) – While Russian fighter planes pound rebel positions on the battlefield in Syria, Russian military strategists are playing a far more subtle role in support of President Bashar al-Assad.
U.S. admiral warns against Chinese fighter flights from South China Sea runways
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Any move by China to fly jet fighters from runways on its new man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea would be destabilizing and would not deter U.S. flights over the area, a senior U.S. naval officer said on Monday.
Former U.N. war court convict arrested in Bosnia on fresh war crimes charges
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia’s police arrested an ex-convict of the U.N. war crimes court and two other Bosnian Serbs on Monday for war crimes committed early in the country’s 1992-95 war, which claimed 100,000 lives.
Ukraine bans Russian cargo trucks in tit-for-tat move
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has banned Russian trucks from crossing its territory in response to a similar move by Moscow, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Monday.
Nearly two-thirds of Czechs oppose taking in war refugees: poll
PRAGUE (Reuters) – About two out of three Czechs oppose taking in refugees from war zones, according to an opinion poll published on Monday, reflecting growing anti-migrant sentiment in a country that has taken a tough stance on migrants and refugees.
Ankara ‘shocked’ by U.S. comments putting Kurdish YPG and Turkey in same basket: formin spox
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is “shocked” by recent remarks from the U.S. State Department that put Ankara in the same basket as Kurdish YPG insurgents, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Tanju Bilgic said on Monday.
China urges United States, North Korea to hold direct talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Monday urged the United States and North Korea to sit down with each other face-to-face and resolve their problems, as tension continues to climb on the Korean peninsula after North Korea’s latest rocket …
China’s military sets up anti-corruption hotline
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has set up a hotline for people to report accusations of graft and discipline problems in its military, the Defense Ministry said on Monday, in the latest effort to combat widespread corruption in the ranks.
Russia to continue air strikes around Aleppo even if ceasefire is agreed: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will continue its air strikes around Aleppo even if a ceasefire agreement in Syria is reached, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday, citing a Russian Foreign Ministry official.
