Obama says NATO must help strengthen Ukraine’s military
TALLINN (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama urged NATO on Wednesday to help strengthen Ukraine’s military and said the alliance must leave the door open to new members to counter what he called Russian aggression.
France raises possibility of military action on Islamic State
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande raised the possibility on Wednesday of carrying out military action against Islamic State.
Israel lobbies U.S. as another Iran nuclear deadline looms
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is lobbying the United States against any Iranian nuclear deal that would let Tehran retain potential bomb-making technology, a senior Israeli official said on Wednesday as another deadline for international diplomacy looms…
Yazidi girl tells of escape from Islamic State kidnappers
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Adeba Shaker arrived at a house in Raabia, Iraq, after being kidnapped by Islamic State militants last month, one of her captors received a phone call.
Islamic State issues video of beheading of U.S. hostage
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Islamic State militant group released a video on Tuesday purporting to show the beheading of a second American hostage, journalist Steven Sotloff, raising the stakes in its confrontation with Washington over U.S. air strikes in Ir…
Scottish ‘Yes’ vote may not be such a big change for queen
BALMORAL CASTLE Scotland/LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland’s vote on independence this month means Queen Elizabeth faces a division in her kingdom not seen since the days of her namesake Elizabeth I at the start of the 17th century. But some things may not c…
Putin hails Soviet victory over Japan in courting Mongolia
ULAN BATOR (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin cited a 1939 Soviet victory over the Japanese army as a foundation of relations with Mongolia during a visit to Ulan Bator on Wednesday, despite a risk of upsetting Tokyo.
Pakistan protests ease as rival leaders seek negotiated settlement
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s protest leaders demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s resignation prepared to resume talks with the government on Wednesday, reviving hopes for a negotiated solution to a crisis that has shaken the coup-prone nation.
China’s Xi urges Japan to face history on anniversary of surrender
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Japan to learn from its past military aggression on Wednesday, as China commemorated Japan’s World War Two surrender on a newly appointed Victory Day amid tense ties between the two Asian giants.
Israel shows evidence of rocket fire from Gaza schools
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – The Israeli military has provided its most detailed assessment yet of the conduct and impact of the Gaza war, including photographs indicating that militants stored and fired rockets from schools and a breakdown of the toll inflict…
