North Korea upgrades missile tower for possible October launch: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has erected a new, taller launch tower at its missile base, possibly in preparation for firing a long-range rocket to mark an important national anniversary in October, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesda…
Iraqis launch offensive near Anbar base as blasts kill 32
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces and Sunni tribal fighters launched an offensive on Tuesday to dislodge Islamic State militants and secure a supply route in Anbar province, police and tribal sources said.
Two killed as blasts, gunfire rock Burundi presidential vote
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – A policeman and an opposition official died in violence at the start of Burundi’s presidential election on Tuesday, held amid protests over President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to run for a third term and an opposition boycott.
Obama pitches Iran deal to vets, Daily Show’s Stewart
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s campaign to convince Congress to support the Iran nuclear deal led him on Tuesday to a veterans’ convention and The Daily Show, where he took jabs at those opposing the agreement.
Al-Qaeda operative Muhsin al-Fadhli killed in air strike: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A longtime al Qaeda operative and key figure in the so-called Khorasan Group, Muhsin al-Fadhli, was killed in a U.S. air strike while traveling in a vehicle in northwestern Syria two weeks ago, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
After Israel talks, Pentagon chief says: ‘Friends can disagree’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter never expected to win over Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the merits of the nuclear agreement with Iran but tried to put a brave face on their sometimes blunt, closed-door exchan…
Boko Haram militants attack Nigerian army chief’s home
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants burned down houses, including the family home of Nigeria’s new army chief, in a village in the northeast of the country on Tuesday, a policeman, military source and witnesses said.
Greek PM Tsipras rallies Syriza backing before bailout vote
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried to rally his Syriza party on Tuesday before a vote in parliament on the second package of measures demanded by international creditors to open talks on a new bailout deal.
U.S. imposes sanctions on Hezbollah officials for Syria support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday imposed sanctions on three leaders of the militant group Hezbollah and a businessman in Lebanon, saying they were key players in the group’s military operations in Syria.
Ukraine, rebels reach preliminary deal to broaden weapons withdrawal
MINSK (Reuters) – Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists have reached a preliminary agreement to extend a pull-back of weapons in east Ukraine to include tanks and smaller weapons systems, the chairman of the OSCE security watchdog, Ivica Dacic, said on T…
