Obama discusses U.S. partnership with Afghan leaders: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama talked with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday about ways to strengthen Afghan forces and offered support for the Afghan-led peace process with the Taliban, the…
U.S., allies conduct 30 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 15 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Tuesday, and another 15 strikes targeting the militant group in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.
Kurd militants say kill two Turkish police to avenge Islamic State bombing
ANKARA (Reuters) – Kurdish militants claimed responsibility for the killing of two Turkish police officers on Wednesday in what they said was retaliation for a suspected Islamic State suicide bombing which killed 32 mostly young students.
Suicide bomber on motorcycle kills 15 near Afghan market
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed at least 15 people and wounded 38 near a busy marketplace in northwest Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said.
Pentagon chief tells Saudi Arabia: Iran threat is shared concern
JEDDAH (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said after talks in Saudi Arabia that Iran’s “potential for aggression” was a shared concern as he moved to bolster defense ties with Riyadh following a nuclear agreement with its arch-foe.
Russia denies it violates Georgian sovereignty with border markers
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Ministry denied on Wednesday accusations by neighboring Georgia that it had violated its territory by placing border markers on the edge of breakaway South Ossetia region.
Iran pushes nuclear deal as U.S. lawmaker aims to stop it
DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran’s pragmatist government tried on Wednesday to sell its nuclear agreement with world powers to hardliners at home, just as a U.S. Congressional leader promised to do “everything possible” to sink the deal.
Romania’s ruling party elects interim as PM Ponta investigated
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s ruling party elected an interim leader on Wednesday to replace Prime Minister Victor Ponta who quit the post last month pending a criminal investigation.
Saudi King Salman to visit United States in the fall: Carter
AMMAN (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman is expected to visit the United States in the fall, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter told reporters after his meeting with the monarch.
South Sudan government forces commit war crimes in Unity: rights group
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – South Sudanese government forces attacked and killed scores of civilians, carried out public gang rapes and burned people alive during a recent military offensive in northern Unity State, a rights group said on Wed…
