For Israeli party, a Palestinian state amounts to ‘suicide’
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Young and ambitious, with a ready smile and a quick wit, Israeli far right leader Naftali Bennett is on a mission to prevent the creation of a Palestinian state.
Rebuilding Gaza could take a century if Israel keeps blockade
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The rebuilding of homes, schools and hospitals in Gaza could take more than a century to complete unless an Israeli blockade restricting imports of construction materials into the Gaza Strip is lifted, aid agency O…
Syrian rebel gets five years in Sweden for ‘torture-like’ war crime
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A former Syrian opposition fighter was sentenced to five years in prison for war crimes by a Swedish court on Thursday for a “torture-like” assault in Syria that was filmed and posted on social media.
Two people killed by suspected Boko Haram mine blast in Niger
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Two people aboard a horse-driven cart were killed in Niger on Thursday when they ran over a mine thought to have been planted by Islamist Boko Haram insurgents, security sources said.
Reuters journalist Maria Golovnina died of asphyxiation: autopsy
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – An official autopsy report on the death of Reuters journalist Maria Golovnina has concluded that she died of asphyxiation, the cause of which “at this stage cannot be established.”
Two Egyptian policemen held after lawyer’s death in custody
CAIRO (Reuters) – Two Egyptian policemen accused of killing a lawyer in custody were detained on Thursday on the orders of an Egyptian prosecutor, judicial sources said, a rare action against members of the security forces.
Turkey goes back to other missile system bidders as China drags feet: officials
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is pressing ahead with talks with U.S. and European firms over its first long-range missile defense system, as the preferred Chinese bidder has yet to meet all requirements for the multi-billion dollar project, two officials s…
Insight: West’s offer to rebuild Ukraine faces reality check
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Western powers are preparing what they say may be their most potent weapon against Moscow’s interference in Ukraine – a multi billion dollar aid package to rebuild a near-bankrupt state and realize the European dream che…
Somalia’s al Shabaab say fire mortars at presidential palace
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s al Shabaab militants said they carried out a mortar attack on the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
China doing ‘large scale’ reclamation in disputed islands: media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is conducting “large scale” land reclamation and construction on a reef in the disputed Spratly Islands, state-backed media reported on Thursday, in an unusual acknowledgement of its controversial work in the region.
