U.S. Air Force leader sees Russia as ‘biggest threat’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia is the biggest threat to U.S. national security and America must boost its military presence throughout Europe even as NATO allies face budget challenges and scale back spending, U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James said…
Nigeria’s president meets campaigners for girls abducted by Boko Haram
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday held his first meeting with campaigners calling for the release of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants in the northeastern town of Chibok last year.
Despite peace talks breakthrough, Afghan leader under pressure at home
KABUL (Reuters) – If Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was savoring inaugural peace talks with Taliban insurgents held in Pakistan on Wednesday, celebrations of the milestone he has worked so hard to reach may be short-lived.
Yemen government tells U.N. it agrees to conditional truce
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s government told the United Nations on Wednesday it would agree to a truce to end more than three months of fighting provided key “guarantees” were met, a spokesman said.
Greece seeks new EU loan deal in race to avert collapse
STRASBOURG/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A race to save Greece from bankruptcy and keep it in the euro gathered pace on Wednesday when Athens formally applied for a three-year loan and European authorities launched an accelerated review of the request.
IMF revamps its lending and support for poor countries
WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The International Monetary Fund is boosting by 50 percent its lending for the world’s poorest countries as part of a revamp of its operations to help world leaders achieve their ambitious agenda for global deve…
Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 26 people in Chad attacks
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Suspected militants from the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram killed 26 people in night attacks on two villages on Lake Chad over the weekend, Chadian officials said.
Over 200 Americans have gone or tried to go to Syria to fight: FBI
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 200 Americans have traveled or attempted to travel to Syria to fight for Islamic militants, Federal Bureau of Investigation chief James Comey said on Wednesday.
Britain commits to NATO 2 percent defense spending target for next five years
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government said on Wednesday it would commit to NATO’s defense spending pledge of two percent of GDP for the next five years, a decision which will help ease U.S. fears about their future ability to rely on a close milita…
Berlusconi found guilty of bribing Italian senator
NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) – Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was found guilty on Wednesday of bribing a senator to switch factions in a move which helped topple the then government in 2008.
