UK immigration hits record high, causing headache for Cameron
LONDON (Reuters) – Long-term net migration to Britain has hit a record high, underscoring the challenge Prime Minister David Cameron faces to dispel voter fears that immigrants are straining public services such as housing, hospitals and schools.
In Afghanistan’s Helmand, the Taliban are talking war, not peace
LASHKAR GAH (Reuters) – Soldiers from the U.S.-led NATO coalition have joined combat to stop a Taliban advance in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, where battlefield success has given the insurgents’ their biggest symbolic victory in years and made talki…
Dutch air safety body to publish final MH17 crash report in October
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The final report into the crash last July of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine will be published on Oct 13, the Dutch Safety Board said on Thursday.
Poland to store U.S. military equipment from mid-2016: PAP agency
WARSAW (Reuters) – The United States will store heavy military equipment at two sites in Poland from mid-2016, Poland’s defense minister said, a part of Washington’s efforts to reassure allies made uneasy by Russian actions in Ukraine.
Abbas heats up Palestinian politics in PLO reshuffle bid
GAZA/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – President Mahmoud Abbas is acting to shake up Palestinian politics with peace talks with Israel in deep freeze and unity efforts with Hamas Islamists who run the Gaza Strip stalled.
Seven Ukraine servicemen killed, 13 wounded: Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – Seven Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 13 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the past 24 hours, military spokesman Oleksander Motuzyanyk said on Thursday.
China denies rushing forces to border during Korean tensions
BEIJING (Reuters) – China did not rush reinforcements to its border with North Korea following a rise in tensions between the two Koreas last week, China’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday, adding that its forces were in normal deployment.
China to hold drills with Malaysia in Malacca Strait
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will hold joint military drills next month with Malaysia in the strategic Strait of Malacca, and will also hold training exercises with Australia and the United States in Australia, China’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
Thai police look into Turkish connection in Bangkok blast
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police said on Thursday they were looking at arrivals of Turkish nationals in the days before a Bangkok bomb attack that killed 20 people, but authorities in Turkey said they had received no request for assistance with the inve…
China says WW2 victory for all Chinese as prepares to welcome Taiwan official
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – World War Two was a victory for all Chinese people and Nationalist veterans from Taiwan will be warmly welcomed at a military parade next week, China’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday, as Beijing prepares to welcome a forme…
