Russia says ready for cooperation with Turkey on tackling terrorism
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday Moscow was ready for close cooperation with Turkey on fighting terrorism, in comments after a deadly blast that killed at least 97 people in Ankara last weekend.
China courts hardline Buddhist party ahead of Myanmar poll
KYAUKPYU, Myanmar (Reuters) – A powerful ethnic nationalist politician from one of Myanmar’s poorest and most volatile regions said Chinese officials made him an irresistible offer during a recent visit to the country: Ask for anything, and we’ll give …
Sailing in South China Sea not provocative, U.S. says
TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. naval vessels sailing through international waters in the South China Sea, including areas claimed by China, cannot be considered provocative, the U.S. Navy’s most senior uniformed officer said on Thursday, while a Chines…
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…
