Erdogan seen with little choice but to share power after Turkish vote
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan’s tactics for Turkey’s second general election in five months might have changed, but the outcome looks likely to be the same: for the first time in its history, his ruling AK Party may have to share…
France awards 360 million euros in aid to Mali: Hollande
PARIS (Reuters) – Mali will received 360 million euros ($408 million) in aid from France for 2015-2017, French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday during a visit by Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
Pilot killed as U.S. Marine jet crashes in eastern England
LONDON (Reuters) – The pilot of a U.S. Marine fighter jet was killed on Wednesday when it crashed on farmland after taking off from a U.S. Air Force (USAF) base in eastern England, officials said.
Pakistan to tell U.S. it won’t accept limits on tactical nuclear arms
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will tell U.S. President Barack Obama this week that Islamabad will not accept limits on its use of small tactical nuclear weapons, Pakistani officials said on Wednesday.
Italy relocates 70 refugees as costs to house migrants double
ROME (Reuters) – Italy sent 70 Syrian and Eritrean asylum seekers to Sweden and Finland on Wednesday as part of a European Union relocation plan meant to ease the burden of taking in 300,000 migrants in less than two years.
Iran’s Khamenei conditionally approves nuclear deal with powers
ANKARA (Reuters) – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday approved the Iranian government’s nuclear deal with world powers but said Tehran should not give up core elements of its atomic program until allegations of past military dimensions …
Bahrain sentences activist to year in prison for ripping king’s photo
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Bahraini court sentenced a political activist to one year in prison for ripping up a photo of the king in court in 2014, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
Russia considers providing $5 billion loan to Iran: ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia considers providing a $5 billion loan to Iran for joint infrastructure projects, Moscow’s energy ministry representative told Reuters on Wednesday.
Four-fifths of Russia’s Syria strikes don’t target Islamic State: Reuters analysis
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Almost 80 percent of Russia’s declared targets in Syria have been in areas not held by Islamic State, a Reuters analysis of Russian Defence Ministry data shows, undermining Moscow’s assertions that its aim is to defeat the group.
Suspected Boko Haram suicide attack kills two Niger soldiers
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Two Niger soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a suicide attack by a group of suspected Boko Haram militants in the southeastern region of Diffa, Niger’s defense minister said.
