Pilot killed as U.S. Marine jet crashes in eastern England
LONDON (Reuters) – The pilot of a U.S. Marine fighter jet was killed on Wednesday when it crashed on farmland after taking off from a U.S. Air Force (USAF) base in eastern England, officials said.
Pakistan to tell U.S. it won’t accept limits on tactical nuclear arms
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will tell U.S. President Barack Obama this week that Islamabad will not accept limits on its use of small tactical nuclear weapons, Pakistani officials said on Wednesday.
Italy relocates 70 refugees as costs to house migrants double
ROME (Reuters) – Italy sent 70 Syrian and Eritrean asylum seekers to Sweden and Finland on Wednesday as part of a European Union relocation plan meant to ease the burden of taking in 300,000 migrants in less than two years.
Iran’s Khamenei conditionally approves nuclear deal with powers
ANKARA (Reuters) – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday approved the Iranian government’s nuclear deal with world powers but said Tehran should not give up core elements of its atomic program until allegations of past military dimensions …
Bahrain sentences activist to year in prison for ripping king’s photo
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Bahraini court sentenced a political activist to one year in prison for ripping up a photo of the king in court in 2014, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.
Russia considers providing $5 billion loan to Iran: ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia considers providing a $5 billion loan to Iran for joint infrastructure projects, Moscow’s energy ministry representative told Reuters on Wednesday.
Four-fifths of Russia’s Syria strikes don’t target Islamic State: Reuters analysis
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Almost 80 percent of Russia’s declared targets in Syria have been in areas not held by Islamic State, a Reuters analysis of Russian Defence Ministry data shows, undermining Moscow’s assertions that its aim is to defeat the group.
Suspected Boko Haram suicide attack kills two Niger soldiers
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Two Niger soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a suicide attack by a group of suspected Boko Haram militants in the southeastern region of Diffa, Niger’s defense minister said.
Pygmy and Bantu leaders sign peace deal in southeast Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Leaders of two ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo have signed an agreement intended to end a conflict which has killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands, a local activist said on Wednesday.
Brazil opposition files new bid to impeach President Rousseff
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Opposition lawyers filed a new petition to Congress for the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Wednesday, seeking to unseat the unpopular leftist leader for allegedly continuing to doctor government accounts into…
