U.S. weighs near-term Assad military retrenchment in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies are weighing the possibility that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, under growing military pressure, may soon narrow his focus on defense of more limited areas of the country, the top U.S. general…
Islamic State car bombs kill or injure 50 in Yemeni capital
SANAA/GENEVA (Reuters) – Car bombs killed or injured at least 50 people near mosques and the headquarters of Yemen’s dominant Houthi group in Sanaa on Wednesday, in coordinated attacks claimed by Islamic State.
Hungary to fence off border with Serbia to stop migrants
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary announced plans on Wednesday to build a four-meter-high fence along its border with Serbia to stem the flow of illegal migrants, a move that triggered a swift rebuke from the United Nations Refugee Agency.
Haitians fear deportation from Dominican Republic as deadline looms
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Haitian migrants and Dominicans of Haitian descent faced the risk of deportation from the Dominican Republic on Wednesday as a deadline for enforcement of a new immigration law approached.
About 20 British military personnel injured in collision on Salisbury Plain
(Reuters) – A collision involving three military troop carriers near Britain’s biggest military training area injured up to 20 military personnel, the Wiltshire Police said in a statement.
U.S. urges ‘greater commitment’ to war effort from Baghdad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States called for a “greater commitment” from Iraq’s government on Wednesday in the fight against Islamic State as it lamented Baghdad’s failure to deliver enough soldiers for training and underscored the need to empow…
Russia not acting as responsible nuclear power: NATO commander
SWIETOSZOW, Poland (Reuters) – NATO’s top commander said on Wednesday Russia’s announcement it was adding 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal was not the kind of behavior expected of a responsible nuclear power.
New U.S.-Philippine military deal, already on ice, could face further delays
MANILA (Reuters) – A U.S.-Philippine defense agreement that would help counter China’s growing naval power in the disputed South China Sea has yet to be implemented more than a year after it was signed, and could now face a fresh political hurdle in Ma…
Syrian army beats back rebel offensive in southern Syria
BEIRUT/GOLAN HEIGHTS (Reuters) – The Syrian army said on Wednesday it had repulsed a major rebel offensive to capture remaining positions held by the Syrian military in Quneitra province, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, where bombardments coul…
Danes head to the polls in tightest race for over a decade
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danes vote on Thursday on whether to keep Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt in power after unpopular belt-tightening reforms that eventually bore economic recovery or to elect center-right rivals who promise tax breaks.
