After delays, Iraq expects U.S. F-16s to be delivered in summer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After delays caused by the war with Islamic State, Iraq hopes to take first deliveries of its F-16 fighter jets from the United States this summer, a senior Iraqi official said.
U.S. protests ‘sloppy,’ unsafe Russian intercept of spy plane
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday it has expressed its concerns to Moscow over a Russian fighter jet’s “sloppy” and unsafe intercept of a U.S. spy plane in international airspace, in the latest sign of tensions between the two cou…
Ahead of UK election, Labour leads Conservatives by one point: YouGov poll
(Reuters) – Ahead of Britain’s May 7 election, a YouGov poll on Monday evening said Labour leads by one point, with 34 percent, followed by the Conservatives at 33 percent, UKIP at 13 percent, Liberal Democrats at 8 percent and the Greens at 6 percent,…
U.S. allies conduct 17 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with three air strikes from Sunday to Monday morning and conducted 14 strikes against the group in Iraq, the U.S. military said.
Iraqi forces launch counter-attack against Islamic State in Anbar
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces launched a counter-attack on Islamic State in the western province of Anbar on Monday, seeking to reverse an early setback in a new campaign to recapture the country’s Sunni heartland.
U.N. supplies aid to 500 evacuees from Damascus camp
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The U.N. agency responsible for Palestinian refugees said it had provided urgent supplies on Monday to around 500 civilians who have fled fighting in a Damascus camp that Islamic State has been battling to seize from rival insurgents…
U.N. says Iraq government responsible for protecting journalists
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Iraqi government is responsible for protecting foreign and local journalists, the United Nations said on Monday, after the Baghdad bureau chief for Reuters had to leave the country when he was threatened in reaction to a …
At least six shot in anti-government protest in Guinea
CONAKRY (Reuters) – At least six people were shot and wounded in Guinea’s capital on Monday, the government said, during protests against the timing of elections and what opposition figures say is targeted violence against them.
India order for Rafale jets signals end of larger deal
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Any future Indian purchase of Rafale jets will come through direct talks with the French government, the defense minister said on Monday, effectively killing commercial negotiations for a larger deal with Dassault Aviation.
Dutch populist Wilders mocks Merkel at German PEGIDA rally
DRESDEN, Germany (Reuters) – Far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders attempted on Monday to boost the German anti-Islam movement PEGIDA with a speech that mocked Chancellor Angela Merkel for saying Muslims “belong to Germany”, but the demonstration fa…
