New Zealand pushes for U.N. action to break Middle East deadlock
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – New Zealand has drafted a United Nations Security Council resolution that calls for Israel to stop building settlements in occupied territories and for the Palestinians to refrain from referring cases to the International Cri…
U.S. strike kills former German rapper who joined Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former German rapper who participated in propaganda videos for Islamic State and sought to lure foreigners to the militant group has been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Thursday.
China to allow all couples two children to counter aging population
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will ease family planning restrictions to allow all couples to have two children after decades of a strict one-child policy, the ruling Communist Party said on Thursday, a move aimed at alleviating demographic strains on the e…
In defeat for Beijing, Hague court to hear China Sea dispute
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – An arbitration court in the Netherlands ruled on Thursday that it has jurisdiction to hear some territorial claims the Philippines has filed against China over disputed areas in the South China Sea.
U.S. sticks to demand Assad leave power at first peace talks to include Iran
VIENNA (Reuters) – Washington stuck to its demand on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leave power, ahead of peace talks which will include Assad’s main ally Iran for the first time, reflecting his stronger position since Russia joined the…
U.S. believes Russian bombing in Syria hit hospital -State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has “operational information” that leads U.S. officials to believe Russian military aircraft hit a hospital while carrying out bombing raids in Syria, the State Department said on Thursday.
Bike shortage stems flow of migrants using Arctic route to Europe
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The flow of Middle Eastern migrants trying to reach Europe via the Russian Arctic slowed dramatically on Thursday, partly due to a shortage of bicycles to cross the border, a source who deals with them told Reuters.
EU, U.S. temporarily ease some sanctions on Belarus
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The European Union and United States said on Thursday they would temporarily ease some sanctions on Belarus after its release of political prisoners and what some regard as an easing of repression in the close Russian al…
Cuba’s Castro to travel to Mexico for state visit in November
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Cuban President Raul Castro will meet his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto during a three-day state visit early next month, Mexico’s foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Poll sees ruling AKP winning large majority in Turkish election
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s ruling AK Party has increased its support by six percentage points ahead of a snap election on Sunday, pollster Adil Gur said on Thursday, enough to form a single-party majority after falling short in a June poll.
