U.S. bill links Hong Kong economic privileges to autonomy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. legislators reintroduced a bill on Friday aimed at putting pressure on China to ensure autonomy and human rights in Hong Kong.
British TV shows student picture of ‘Jihadi John’ in baseball cap
LONDON (Reuters) – British television broadcast the first picture of Mohammed Emwazi as a student on Friday, showing the man identified as the Islamic State “Jihadi John” killer with a mustache and goatee beard wearing a large baseball cap.
Russian opposition leader Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Boris Nemtsov, a Russian opposition politician and former deputy prime minister who was an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead meters from the Kremlin in central Moscow late on Friday.
U.S. begins vetting Syrian rebels for military training: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has begun vetting a group of Syrian rebels eligible for training and assistance in the fight against Islamic State militants, a step that paves the way for training to begin in weeks, the Pentagon said on Friday…
Libyan aircraft crashes near Tunisian border: state news agency
TUNIS (Reuters) – An aircraft from Libyan forces controlling Tripoli crashed near the Tunisian border and may have been shot down, Tunisia’s state news agency TAP reported on Friday.
U.S., Cuba say progress made in talks; no date for diplomatic ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cuban and U.S. officials held a second round of talks on Friday toward normalizing ties and both sides said they made good progress, although they did not set a date for renewal of diplomatic relations that Washington severed 54 …
Iran nuclear talks advancing, no deal likely next week: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Negotiations on an agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear program have advanced substantially, but difficult issues remain and a senior U.S. official said he did not expect a deal in the coming week.
Deaths shake Ukraine truce; Poroshenko wary of Russian threat
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine on Friday reported the first deaths in three days in east Ukraine and President Petro Poroshenko said Russia would pose a “military threat” even if a ceasefire holds.
Mexico captures most wanted drug kingpin, former teacher ‘La Tuta’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico captured its most wanted drug lord on Friday, former primary school teacher Servando “La Tuta” Gomez, and delivered a boost to a government battered by gang violence.
Teacher denies radicalizing Canadian teens headed to Syria
MONTREAL (Reuters) – A Muslim teacher once jailed by Canada as a security threat denied on Friday he had radicalized Canadian teens believed to have headed to Syria to fight with Islamic State, saying his school had only brief contact with one of the s…
