Hong Kong’s pro-democracy street camps come to a quiet end
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong authorities began clearing away the last pro-democracy encampments near government headquarters on Wednesday, watched by a handful of demonstrators in a quiet but poignant end to nine months of street protests.
Australian government to strip extremists’ children of citizenship
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government will be able to strip the children of extremists fighting overseas of Australian citizenship under controversial legislation introduced into parliament on Wednesday.
U.S. airs deep concerns over cyber security in China meetings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday that cyber theft sponsored by the Chinese government was a major problem and stressed the need to keep Asian sea lanes open as the world’s two biggest economies held annual talks aimed at maintai…
U.S. charges 17 members of Colombia gang with drug trafficking
BOGOTA (Reuters) – The United States announced charges against 17 members of Colombia’s biggest criminal gang, Clan Usuga, on Tuesday for alleged involvement in drug trafficking and other crimes after a joint investigation with Colombian authorities.
NSA spied on French presidents: WikiLeaks
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States National Security Agency spied on French presidents Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande, WikiLeaks said in a press statement published on Tuesday, citing top secret intelligence reports and technica…
U.S. airs deep concerns over cybersecurity in China meetings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday said cyber theft sponsored by the Chinese government was a major problem and stressed the need to keep Asian sea lanes open at annual talks with China.
‘Normandy’ group of foreign ministers call for ceasefire in Donbass: Fabius
PARIS (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine expressed their concerns about the worsening security situation in the Donbass region at a meeting in Paris on Tuesday, France’s Laurent Fabius said in a statement.
France’s Hollande feared Greek exit back in 2012: WikiLeaks
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande called a secret meeting of his cabinet about the potential consequences of a Greek exit from the euro zone as early as May 2012, WikiLeaks said on Tuesday, citing U.S. National Security Agency secret…
Islamic State destroys ancient shrines in Syria’s Palmyra city
AMMAN (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have blown up two ancient shrines they consider sacrilegious in Palmyra, a 2,000-year-old UNESCO World Heritage site in central Syria, the ultra hardline Sunni Muslim group said on Tuesday.
Afghan forces recapture key district from Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan government forces regained control of a key district near the northern city of Kunduz on Tuesday, after Taliban fighters had threatened to capture a provincial capital for the first time since being driven from power in 2001.
