Britain hires spies, France seeks tougher EU border security after attacks
LONDON (Reuters) – After the deadliest attack on Europe in over a decade, Britain said on Monday it would hire more spies while France called for better intelligence sharing and tougher controls on the EU’s external borders against arms smugglers and I…
Sent back from Europe, some Afghans prepare to try again
KABUL (Reuters) – Last year, Hamid Rostami, a 28-year-old from Wardak in western Afghanistan, was expelled from Denmark after years trying to stay in Europe. Jobless and cut off from his family, he now sits in wintry Kabul wondering how to go back.
Argentina’s Macri seen unscathed from humdrum presidential debate
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Conservative challenger Mauricio Macri heads into the final week before Argentina’s presidential run-off vote ahead in polls and largely unscathed in Sunday’s debate, where his ruling-party rival failed to land a knockout punch…
Islamic State tightens grip in central Libya with executions: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have consolidated control over central Libya, carrying out summary executions, beheadings and amputations, the United Nations said on Monday in a further illustration of the North African state’s descent into …
Israel angered by ‘appalling’ Swedish comments after Paris attacks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel described on Monday as “appallingly impudent” comments by Sweden’s foreign minister that it interpreted as an attempt to link the Islamic State attacks in Paris to the plight of Palestinians under Israeli occupation.
German on trial accused of giving CIA 200 secret documents
MUNICH (Reuters) – A former employee of Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency who is charged with treason gave the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 200 secret documents, prosecutors said at the start of his trial on Monday.
U.S. approves sale of smart bombs to Saudi Arabia: sources
(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of thousands of smart bombs worth a total of $1.29 billion to Saudi Arabia to help replenish supplies used in its battle against insurgents in Yemen and air strikes against Islamic State in Sy…
Kerry speaks to Syrian Opposition Coalition leader after Vienna: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry spoke with the Syrian Opposition Coalition president on the importance of next steps in Syria following a meeting of the International Syria Support Group in Vienna on Saturday, the State Depart…
Mali army says arrests Islamist militant figure
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s army has arrested Alaye Bocari, a leading financial backer of an Islamist militant group responsible for an expansion of deadly attacks in the West African nation, military and defense sources said on Monday.
U.S.-led strikes hit Islamic State fuel trucks: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Air strikes by the United States and its allies against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria hit 116 fuel trucks on Sunday, according to the U.S.-led coalition, the latest step to damage oil facilities which the militant group uses to…
