Turkey to set up Qatar military base to face ‘common enemies’
DOHA (Reuters) – Turkey will establish a military base in Qatar as part of a defence agreement aimed at helping them confront “common enemies,” Turkey’s ambassador to Qatar said on Wednesday.
Merkel wants to avoid ‘Brexit’ but won’t compromise core EU principles
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany wants to reach a deal to keep Britain in the European Union but cannot compromise the 28-member bloc’s core principles, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday ahead of an EU summit.
Libya peace deal delayed again over logistics – U.N.
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The signing of a long-delayed peace deal between Libya’s warring factions has been pushed back again to Thursday because of logistical problems, a U.N. spokesman said on Wednesday.
Russia says air force made 59 sorties, hit 212 targets in Syria in past 24 hours
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s air force made 59 sorties in Syria in the past 24 hours and hit 212 Islamic State targets in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Khaseke and Raqqa, Defence Ministry official Igor Konashenkov told Russ…
Merkel says not yet possible to ease Russia sanctions
BERLIN (Reuters) – Sanctions against Russia can only be eased when the Minsk peace deal is fully implemented and that is not yet the case, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday.
Finland seeks exception from EU gun ban
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland said on Wednesday it would demand some exceptions from planned European Union restrictions on the use of firearms, citing national defense needs.
Germany plans to borrow more in 2016, to repay debt, refugee costs
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany plans to borrow more money next year, to repay old debt and handle the cost of taking in a flood of refugees, the country’s debt agency said on Wednesday, though the government still plans to keep its budget balanced.
U.S., allies launch 11 strikes in Iraq, six in Syria: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies on Tuesday staged a fresh round of air strikes against Islamic State, with six in Syria and 11 in Iraq, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement released on Wednesday.
Russia says can breach U.S. missile defense shield – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian missiles will be able to breach the anti-missile defense shield being built by the United States, the head of Russia’s strategic missile forces was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Israeli rights groups alarmed by Zionist video attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An ultra-nationalist Israeli group has published a video accusing the heads of four of Israel’s leading human rights organizations of being foreign agents funded by Europe and supporting Palestinians “involved in terrorism”.
