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…
EU’s Hahn sees Serbia accession talks soon after Kosovo deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – The EU is set to start accession talks with Serbia very soon,
U.N. envoy confident Libya factions can seal deal around September 10
PARIS (Reuters) – The United Nations special envoy to Libya said he was optimistic that the country’s two parliaments will be ready to agree on forming a unity government by mid-September, a vital step towards ending the political crisis and military c…
South Africa’s Tutu expected home from hospital next week
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Veteran South African anti-apartheid activist, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, was responding well to a two-week intravenous antibiotic course and could be discharged from hospital at the end of next week, Tutu’s daughter said on Thursda…
