Kerry to discuss loan guarantee, security, democracy with Tunisia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will discuss a $500 million loan guarantee, security cooperation, and support for Tunisia’s democratic transition when he visits Tunis on Friday, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
Syrian army seizes rebel-held town in Aleppo province: state TV
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army and allied forces captured the town of Al Hader in the northern province of Aleppo on Thursday, state television said, opening the way for advances into a strategic rebel-held area northern Syria with the backing of Ru…
IS video threatens attacks in Russia
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State has released a video threatening attacks in Russia “very soon” in revenge for Russian bombing in Syria, the SITE monitoring group said on Thursday, and the Kremlin said Russian state security services would study the mat…
Deadly clashes in north Iraq close main road to Baghdad: sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Clashes between Kurdish and Shi’ite Arab paramilitary forces turned a northern Iraqi district into a battlefield on Thursday and cut a strategic road linking Baghdad to the northern oil city of Kirkuk, security sources and local off…
U.N. council asks for options to boost U.N. presence in Burundi
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday asked Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to report within 15 days on options for boosting the U.N. presence in Burundi amid growing international concern that violence could spiral i…
U.S. told Venezuela of drug arrests, stressed law enforcement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A senior U.S. official told Venezuela’s government on Wednesday that two of President Nicolas Maduro’s relatives were arrested on drug charges and stressed this was solely a law enforcement matter, a U.S. official said on Thursda…
ICC cites evidence of international forces abusing Afghanistan detainees
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – U.N. prosecutors said on Thursday they had evidence suggesting international forces in Afghanistan had caused serious harm to detainees by subjecting them to physical and psychological abuse.
Sweden checks trains for migrants in first border controls in 20 years
MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) – Swedish police started checking trains for migrants on Thursday, imposing the first large-scale border controls in two decades, a move criticized by one opposition party as ending a tradition of openness and by others as being…
Venezuela president’s relatives indicted in U.S. over cocaine
NEW YORK/CARACAS (Reuters) – Two of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s relatives have been indicted in the United States for cocaine smuggling, according to court papers on Thursday, following an international sting that Venezuela cast as an “imperi…
EU’s Tusk says ‘very, very tough’ to reach deal with Britain
VALLETTA (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk, who will oversee negotiations starting next week on Britain’s demands for reform of the European Union, said on Thursday that reaching a deal would be “very, very tough”.
