Ugandan police fire teargas at supporters of President Museveni’s rival
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Police in northeastern Uganda fired teargas on Wednesday to disperse a campaign rally held by Amama Mbabazi, the country’s former prime minister, who is seeking to unseat veteran leader Yoweri Museveni in next year’s elections.
Ukraine ceasefire more respected now, NATO chief says
PRAGUE (Reuters) – A ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is being respected more now than in the past, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.
Russian troops join combat in Syria: sources
By Gabriela Baczynska, Tom Perry, Laila Bassam and Phil Stewart
Iraq’s Abadi dismisses 123 senior officials as part of reforms: statement
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has dismissed 123 deputy ministers and general managers as part of a reform push aimed at reducing corruption and mismanagement which has made the country nearly impossible to govern.
Egypt sends up to 800 ground troops to Yemen’s war: Egyptian security sources
SANAA (Reuters) – As many as 800 Egyptian soldiers arrived in Yemen late on Tuesday, Egyptian security sources said, swelling the ranks of a Gulf Arab military contingent which aims to rout the Iran-allied Houthi group after a five-month civil war.
Al Qaeda calls Islamic State illegitimate but suggests cooperation
CAIRO (Reuters) – Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri dismissed Islamic State and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as illegitimate but said his followers would join them in fighting the Western-led coalition in Iraq and Syria if possible.
Security forces lock down Beirut as politicians meet, protesters gather
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese security services locked down central Beirut on Wednesday as ministers and parliamentarians met to discuss ways out of a political crisis that has paralyzed government and fueled a wave of street protests.
U.N. nuclear watchdog sends Iran questions on past activities
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday it had sent questions to Iran over “ambiguities” in its submissions as the agency assesses whether Tehran’s past activities were entirely peaceful, an assessment crucial to a diplomatic pac…
Russia sends ships, aircraft and forces to Syria: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russia has sent two tank landing ships and additional aircraft to Syria in the past day or so and has deployed a small number of forces there, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, in the latest signs of a military buildup that has p…
I won’t shrink from military action against Iran if needed: Clinton
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton vowed on Wednesday not to shrink from military action against Iran if it tries to obtain atomic weapons and threatened to impose penalties on Tehran for even for small violatio…
