Israel warns against trimming peacekeepers in Egyptian Sinai
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel issued an unusually blunt warning on Wednesday against proposals to restructure the U.S.-led peacekeeping force in the insurgency-wracked Egyptian Sinai next door, saying any drawdown of the foreign troops would “reward terr…
Ex-President Fox sees all drugs legal in Mexico in 5-10 years
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The legalization of marijuana is inevitable in drug-scarred Mexico following a key court ruling, former President Vicente Fox says, forecasting that even drugs such as cocaine, heroin and crystal meth will be legally available w…
Iran smashes ‘terrorist cell’, warning of threat from Islamic State
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said on Wednesday it had smashed a terrorist cell in a western region where authorities allege groups have been recruiting for Islamic State.
Cyprus closest to unification in 40 years, say Turkish Cypriots
LONDON (Reuters) – Cyprus is closer than ever to ending its four-decade-old partition and the two sides could agree on the text of a deal by May, followed by a referendum, a senior Turkish Cypriot official said on Wednesday.
Sweden raises threat level, citing ‘concrete information’
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s security police (SAPO) raised on Wednesday their terrorist threat assessment by one step, to four on a scale of five, saying there was “concrete information” of a possible attack only days after the Paris killing spree.
U.S., allies launch 16 strikes in Iraq, 13 in Syria against militants: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State conducted 16 air strikes in Iraq and 13 in Syria on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.
South Sudan struggling to resettle refugees due to low oil prices: president
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir said on Wednesday his country will struggle to resettle thousands of refugees and those displaced internally during nearly two years of war, saying low world oil prices which had depleted government cof…
Around 20 African migrants lost at sea after boat sinks
MADRID (Reuters) – Around 20 African migrants are missing at sea after their boat sunk in the Atlantic Ocean around 20 miles off the coast of Western Sahara, Spanish sea rescue services said on Wednesday.
Nigeria’s Buhari orders arrest of former security adviser for graft
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the arrest of the former national security adviser, accusing him of stealing about $2 billion through phantom arms contracts and hampering the fight against Boko Haram militants, his off…
Suspected Paris attacks leader boasted of crossing borders
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Abdelhamid Abaaoud, suspected planner of the Paris attacks, mocked European frontier controls and boasted of the ease with which he could move between Syria to his Belgian homeland and the rest of Europe.
