Swiss army jet crashes in France, pilot injured
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss army said one of its Boeing F/A-18 jets crashed in France on a training mission on Wednesday, injuring the pilot.
Russia says its jet neared U.S. aircraft over Syria for identification: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian fighter jet came into close proximity with a U.S. air force jet over Syria on Oct. 10 to identify it, “not to scare it”, Russia’s state ITAR-TASS news agency quoted the defense ministry as saying on Wednesday.
Slovakia sends police to guard Hungary’s border against migrants
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – The Slovak government voted on Wednesday to send 50 police officers to help neighboring Hungary control the number of migrants crossing its border on the southern boundary of the European Union.
Germany’s Gabriel says refugee spending like stimulus package
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Wednesday that increased government spending for refugees would work like a stimulus package for Europe’s biggest economy.
China says not planning to send military ships to Syria
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Wednesday it had no plans to send military ships to Syria to fight with Russian forces after reports in overseas media that it was planning to do so.
Russia’s Lavrov says Washington declines deeper military talks on Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the United States declined to send a high-level military delegation to Moscow to discuss deeper coordination in fighting in Syria as had been proposed by Moscow.
Iraqi army, militia forces launch assault to retake Baiji from Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The Iraqi army and volunteer militia fighters, who are mostly Shi’ite, launched an assault on Wednesday to retake the city of Baiji in northern Iraq from Islamic State militants, an Iraqi military spokesman said.
Tensions build in Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Enjoying a chilled cider in a hotel pool bar, former Nigerian militant leader Ebi John has a simple message for President Muhammadu Buhari – keep paying my men or risk a new insurgency in the Niger Delta.
China arrests South Koreans for luring Chinese to casinos
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police have arrested 13 South Korean casino managers and several Chinese agents suspected of luring people from China to gamble in South Korea, state television reported.
Surge in violence tests loyalties of Israeli Arabs
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s leading Arab politician was in the middle of a television interview on a street in its biggest Arab city when the mayor, also an Arab, pulled up in his car and started shouting at him to leave.
