U.S. Navy scrambled jets as Russian warplanes approached carrier
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier scrambled four fighter jets to intercept approaching Russian warplanes as it carried out a military exercise on Tuesday in the Sea of Japan, U.S. military officials said on Thursday.
Warplanes bomb Libya’s Sirte, target Islamic State: witness
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Unidentified warplanes carried out air strikes on Libya’s Sirte city, targeting areas controlled by Islamic State militants in the south and west, a witness said on Thursday.
U.S., Chinese navies agree to maintain dialogue to avoid clashes
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. and Chinese navies held high-level talks on Thursday after a U.S. warship challenged China’s territorial assertions in the South China Sea, and a U.S. official said they agreed to maintain dialogue and follow pro…
U.S. urges Iraq to step up security at camp holding Iranian dissidents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States urged the Iraqi government to increase security at a camp near Baghdad airport holding Iranian dissidents after an attack on the facility on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement.
New Zealand pushes for U.N. action to break Middle East deadlock
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – New Zealand has drafted a United Nations Security Council resolution that calls for Israel to stop building settlements in occupied territories and for the Palestinians to refrain from referring cases to the International Cri…
U.S. strike kills former German rapper who joined Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former German rapper who participated in propaganda videos for Islamic State and sought to lure foreigners to the militant group has been killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Thursday.
China to allow all couples two children to counter aging population
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will ease family planning restrictions to allow all couples to have two children after decades of a strict one-child policy, the ruling Communist Party said on Thursday, a move aimed at alleviating demographic strains on the e…
In defeat for Beijing, Hague court to hear China Sea dispute
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – An arbitration court in the Netherlands ruled on Thursday that it has jurisdiction to hear some territorial claims the Philippines has filed against China over disputed areas in the South China Sea.
U.S. sticks to demand Assad leave power at first peace talks to include Iran
VIENNA (Reuters) – Washington stuck to its demand on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leave power, ahead of peace talks which will include Assad’s main ally Iran for the first time, reflecting his stronger position since Russia joined the…
U.S. believes Russian bombing in Syria hit hospital -State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has “operational information” that leads U.S. officials to believe Russian military aircraft hit a hospital while carrying out bombing raids in Syria, the State Department said on Thursday.
