U.N. chief urges EU to keep up solidarity for migrants: newspaper
ROME (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on the European Union to continue to work together to manage its worst migrant crisis since World War Two, and praised the bloc’s efforts to tackle what he described as a global phe…
Russian investigators: Islamic State behind 2014 attack on Siberian mosque
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Thursday that Islamic State fighters were behind an attempted attack on a mosque in a Siberian town in 2014.
Australia to charge two men over ‘terrorism’ killing of police officer
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will charge two men on Thursday over a “terrorism shooting” in Sydney, one with supplying the firearm to a teenager who was shot dead by police after killing a police accountant and another with “terrorism-related” offences…
Norway seeking to return some Syrian asylum seekers to Russia
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway is seeking to return a growing number of Syrian asylum seekers arriving in the Arctic north back to Russia, government ministers said.
Sisi to tighten grip on Egypt despite new parliament
CAIRO (Reuters) – When general Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swapped his uniform for a suit to become Egyptian president, he mapped out a return to democracy culminating in parliamentary elections. These start on Sunday, but the new chamber is unlikely to chall…
Islamic State battles insurgents as Syria army prepares assault
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants battled rival insurgent groups on Wednesday north of the city of Aleppo, where officials say the Syrian army is preparing an offensive of its own backed by Iranian soldiers and Russian jets.
China slaps one-year ban on imports of African ivory hunting trophies
BEIJING (Reuters) – China slapped a one-year ban on African ivory hunting trophy imports, the state forestry authority said on Thursday ahead of a trip by President Xi Jinping to Britain, where members of the royal family have urged China to crack down…
Chinese admiral visits Iran, wants closer defense cooperation
BEIJING (Reuters) – China wants to deepen military ties with Iran, a senior Chinese admiral was quoted as saying on Thursday after a meeting with Iran’s defense minister in Tehran.
Japan restarts second reactor at Sendai nuclear plant
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan restarted a second reactor at the Sendai nuclear plant on the southwestern island of Kyushu on Thursday, as the government pushes ahead with an unpopular return to atomic energy in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Surging Canadian Liberals ask for majority mandate in next week’s election
HAMILTON, Ontario (Reuters) – Canadian Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, surging in opinion polls in the final stretch of the election campaign, asked voters on Wednesday to give him a majority government on Oct 19 – but insisted he would not get over-con…
