As Ukraine forces gain in east, focus of German diplomacy shifts
BERLIN/KIEV (Reuters) – After months of ratcheting up pressure on Vladimir Putin, concern is mounting in Berlin and other European capitals that an emboldened Ukraine’s military successes in the east are reducing the chances of a face-saving way out of…
Tunisia, Egypt halt Libya flights over security fears
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI (Reuters) – Tunisia and Egypt’s Cairo airport halted most flights to and from Libya on Thursday for security reasons, officials said, days after the Libyan government said unidentified war planes had attacked positions of armed groups …
Scottish nationalists seek to broaden independence debate beyond currency
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – With less than a month to go until Scotland votes on independence, nationalists are seeking to broaden the debate away from a difficult focus on what currency would be used after breaking from the United Kingdom.
U.S. judge calls Argentina debt row hearing amid contempt calls
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. judge who barred Argentina from servicing its debt until it settled with investors demanding full payment on their bonds scheduled a new hearing on Thursday, after the country unveiled plans to sidestep his ruling that led…
Seven slashed in knife attack in China’s Guangzhou: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – A man slashed seven people on Thursday in the southern city of Guangzhou, state media said, in the latest of a series of attacks that has unnerved the country.
‘Ambiguous warfare’ providing NATO with new challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in March, NATO has been publicly refocusing on its old Cold War foe Moscow. The threats it now believes it faces, however, are distinctly different to those of the latter half of the 20th century.
South African lawmakers chant ‘pay back the money’ at Zuma
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s national assembly was brought to a halt on Thursday as far-left lawmakers noisily chanted “pay back the money” at President Jacob Zuma, after $23 million in public funds was spent on his home.
Indonesia court upholds Widodo presidential victory
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s highest court on Thursday unanimously upheld last month’s presidential election result, paving the way for Joko Widodo to take over as leader of the world’s third largest democracy.
U.S. lawyer tells Bali suitcase murder suspects to keep quiet until he arrives
DENPASAR Indonesia (Reuters) – A U.S. attorney advised an American teen and her boyfriend not to make any statements about the death of the woman’s mother whose body was found in a suitcase on the resort island of Bali until he arrives, an Indonesian l…
Syria sees Islamist threat bringing detente with West, but not soon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria is wagering that Islamic State’s push to reshape the Middle East will eventually force a hostile West to deal with President Bashar al-Assad as the only way to tackle the threat.
