Israeli troops shoot dead a Palestinian teen hurling Molotov: army
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian 17-year-old in the occupied West Bank on Friday, hospital officials said, and the Israeli military said he had been about to throw a petrol bomb.
EU negotiators dissect but don’t demolish draft deal for Britain
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain’s European partners voiced reservations but no outright rejection of a draft deal to meet its demands for reformed EU membership terms on Friday when negotiators from the 28-nation bloc met for the first time to discuss the…
China’s Xi says dedicated to maintaining peace on Korean peninsula
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is dedicated to maintaining peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, Chinese President Xi Jinping told South Korea’s president on Friday, China’s Foreign Ministry said.
Travel agency in isolated Gaza recalls the “golden” 1950s
GAZA (Reuters) – Nabil Shurafa’s travel agency in Gaza was once packed with clients booking flights to London, Paris, New York or cities across the Arab world. These days, he’s lucky if anyone comes in, as so few people can get out.
Armed with new U.S. money, NATO to strengthen Russia deterrence
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Backed by an increase in U.S. military spending, NATO is planning its biggest build-up in eastern Europe since the Cold War to deter Russia but will reject Polish demands for permanent bases.
Ukraine needs new-look government, says outgoing economy minister
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine needs a new technocratic government led by the present finance minister to have any hope of pushing through long-promised reforms, the outgoing economy minister told Reuters on Friday, two days after his shock resignation.
Militant group sidelined as Turkey unveils plan to end Kurdish unrest
MARDIN, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey all but ruled out direct talks with Kurdish militants to end one of the worst periods of bloodshed in a three-decade insurgency on Friday, saying the government would instead bring what it called civil society groups t…
Scuffles break out over construction of migrant center on Greek island of Kos
ATHENS (Reuters) – Scuffles broke out on Friday on the Greek island of Kos between police and a small group of residents protesting against the construction of a registration and reception center for migrants, police officials said.
Pope, Russian Orthodox patriarch to hold historic meeting in Cuba
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church will meet in Cuba next week in what could be a historic step toward healing the 1,000-year-old rift between the Western and Eastern branches of Christianity.
German far-right’s language is close to that of Nazis, Gabriel says
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s far-right, led by the rising anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, is using language similar to that deployed by Hitler’s Nazis, Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said on Friday.
