Germany’s Merkel says will work constructively with Britain on EU reform
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday her country would work constructively with Britain on European Union reform, but stressed that some principles were non-negotiable, such as free movement of people.
Kazakh leader says he and Putin worried about Tajikistan
ASTANA (Reuters) – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said on Thursday he and Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin were very concerned with the situation in Tajikistan.
Yemen Houthis say fire missile in retaliation for Saudi ‘war crimes’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi forces fired a ballistic missile on Thursday in retaliation for attacks by a Saudi-led coalition, a source in the Iranian-allied group said, and a Houthi-linked television station said a Scud missile had been fired at a…
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.
