Martial law to stay in Thailand: minister
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s martial law will not be lifted for the foreseeable future, the justice minister said on Friday, despite an earlier pledge to lift the law in some provinces to help the tourism industry which has struggled since a military…
Japan raises military profile in naval war games with U.S.
ABOARD THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON PACIFIC OCEAN (Reuters) – Japan stepped up its role in large-scale war games with the United States this week, with one of its admirals commanding air and sea maneuvers that the U.S. military described as the most compl…
Jordan arrests deputy head of Muslim Brotherhood for criticizing UAE
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan arrested the deputy head of the country’s Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday for criticizing the UAE’s move to designate the Islamist political movement and its local affiliates a terrorist group, official sources said.
Egypt arrests Brotherhood leader as crackdown intensifies
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police on Thursday detained Mohamed Ali Bishr, one of the few Muslim Brotherhood leaders to escape jail after last year’s overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, extending a sweeping crackdown on political dissent.
Senior Islamic State figure killed in Mosul: sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Islamic State leader has been killed in an air strike in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, residents and a local medical source said on Thursday.
Exclusive: U.S. increasing non-lethal military aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to increase non-lethal military assistance to Ukraine, including deliveries of the first Humvee vehicles, having decided for now not to provide weapons, U.S. officials said.
UK Labour’s Emily Thornberry quits over Rochester tweet: Sky News
(Reuters) – Emily Thornberry, UK Labour party’s spokeswoman on judicial affairs, has resigned from the shadow cabinet over a tweet she sent during a special election in the southeast English constituency of Rochester and Strood, according to Sky News.
Last British governor of Hong Kong says confront China on rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Countries should not be afraid to stand up to China over democratic rights in Hong Kong, the last British governor of the territory, Chris Patten, told a U.S. government commission on Thursday.
Ivory Coast soldiers end protests after government concessions
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Disgruntled former rebels now serving in Ivory Coast’s army have agreed to end a protest over back pay and overdue benefits, they said on Thursday, following two days of talks with government ministers and a meeting with the preside…
U.S. releases five Guantanamo detainees to Georgia, Slovakia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has released five detainees from its detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, including the first Yemeni detainee to be resettled since 2010, officials said on Thursday.
