Russian court arrests suspected Lithuanian spy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Moscow court on Wednesday arrested a suspected Lithuanian spy, a spokeswoman said, highlighting growing tension between Moscow and the former Soviet state now a member of the European Union and NATO.
U.S., allies target Islamic State with 25 air strikes: task force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition staged 25 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq since early on Tuesday, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the operation said on Wednesday.
U.S. says South China Sea reclamations stoke instability
JAKARTA (Reuters) – China’s land reclamation around reefs in the disputed South China Sea is undermining freedom and stability, and risks provoking tension that could even lead to conflict, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a conferenc…
Egypt appoints outspoken Brotherhood critic justice minister
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt appointed a hardline judge and outspoken critic of the Muslim Brotherhood as justice minister on Wednesday in a move decried by a leading opposition figure as a disaster for justice in the world’s most populous Arab country.
One dead in clashes between Libya’s Tripoli government and Islamic State
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Forces loyal to a self-declared Libyan government controlling the capital Tripoli fought Islamic State fighters near the town of Sirte on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding seven, a government official said.
Internet the key front in China’s battle with Western hostile forces: military paper
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Internet is the most important front in China’s ideological battle against “Western anti-China forces”, the country’s military newspaper said on Wednesday, adding that online controls were essential to the government’s survival….
Islamic State seizes parts of Syria’s Palmyra city: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters seized around a third of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra on Wednesday after heavy clashes with the military and allied combatants, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
U.S.-Asia amphibious forces gathering signals nudge to China containment
HICKAM FIELD, Hawaii (Reuters) – Military commanders from Japan, Australia, the Philippines and 20 other mostly Asia-Pacific nations huddled around a large tactical map, poring over satellite images in readiness for an amphibious raid on Hawaii’s most …
Netanyahu tightens grip on Israel’s communications sector
JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Concerns about Israel’s commitment to competition in the telecoms sector have grown after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the director-general of communications and took over the ministry himself.
Netanyahu suspends Palestinians-only bus program
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suspended on Wednesday new bus travel and checkpoint regulations for Palestinian laborers only hours after they were imposed to an outcry by critics accusing Israel of racial segregation.
