Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi attends the celebration ceremony of the first anniversary of defeating Islamic state in Baghdad, Iraq, December 10, 2018. Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office/Handout via REUTERS BAGHDAD (Reuters) – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has assured Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi that the U.S. is still committed
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ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey will take over the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria as the United States withdraws its troops, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, in the latest upheaval wrought by Washington’s abrupt policy shift. The surprise announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump this week that he would withdraw roughly 2,000 troops
FILE PHOTO: Michael Kovrig, an employee with the International Crisis Group and former Canadian diplomat appears in this photo provided by the International Crisis Group in Brussels, Belgium, December 11, 2018. Courtesy CRISISGROUP/Julie David de Lossy/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON/VANCOUVER (Reuters) – The United States joined Canada on Friday in calling on Beijing to release two
Liu, 45, had been arrested in Minnesota in late August on suspicion of rape. He was let go without being charged and without having to pay bail. He returned to China soon after his release. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said in a statement Friday that the months-long investigation by police and prosecutors found “profound
LONDON, England (Reuters) – London’s Gatwick Airport reopened on Friday after a mystery saboteur wrought 36 hours of travel chaos for more than 100,000 Christmas travelers by using drones to play cat-and-mouse with police snipers and the army. After the biggest disruption at Gatwick, Britain’s second busiest airport, since a volcanic ash cloud in 2010,
The year to fix Facebook – January 4 The year to fix Facebook January 4 Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg makes a lofty promise for 2018: Fix Facebook. The CEO says in a note that Facebook has work to do, “including protecting our community from abuse and hate, defending against interference by nation states, or making
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Friday that two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar on charges of breaking the country’s Official Secrets Act were innocent and that Britain had serious concerns about due process in the case. Britain’s Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt is seen with a copy of “Jay Jay the
From Shanghai to Tokyo, and Frankfurt to Milan, some of the world’s biggest stock indices are in bear markets, having fallen more than 20% from a recent high. The weak performance across many global markets has been driven by a potent cocktail of risks. “Almost all markets, both stocks and bonds, have fallen in value
The victim was walking back to her hotel on Thursday in the popular tourist destination when the incident took place, according to Rajendra Dessai, a police officer at the Canacona police station in southern Goa. “The incident was reported very early in the morning, at around 4:30 a.m,” Dessai said. “There is a slightly lonely
The Dutch government recently announced that it will invest $390 million (€345 million) in cycling infrastructure to get 200,000 more people commuting by bike in three years’ time. Fifteen routes will be developed into “cyclist freeways” (highways that cater to those on bikes), 25,000 bike parking spaces will be created and more than 60 bike
In his annual speech to the Vatican’s Curia on Friday morning, the Pope also thanked the media for exposing the sex abuse crisis and encouraged survivors to speak out. “I myself would like to give heartfelt thanks to those media professionals who were honest and objective and sought to unmask these predators and to make
Backed by billions of dollars from high-profile investors like Alibaba (BABA), Ofo helped pioneer the dockless bike-sharing phenomenon that swept across Chinese cities in recent years. The bikes can be locked and unlocked anywhere via a smartphone app, which means users don’t have to return them to designated stations. Ofo fended off dozens of copycat
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Police dragged Catalan separatist protesters off highways on Friday as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez began a cabinet meeting in the regional capital Barcelona in an attempt at reconciliation. Dozens of protesters, some wearing high-visibility vests, sat on the AP 7 highway, which runs down the Mediterranean coast, hands held in the
(CNN) — Striking an imposing and impressive figure on the edge of the River Danube in the heart of Budapest, Hungary’s Parliament building is one of the finest examples of Gothic Revival and Renaissance Revival architecture in the world today. Ranked among TripAdvisor’s top 15 landmarks, this architectural marvel proved more popular than London’s Big
Shares in the Chinese internet giant, the world’s largest gaming company, rose more than 5% Friday, after a government official signaled a prolonged freeze on approvals for new games is finally coming to an end. “Approvals for the first batch of games have been completed, and we are working to issue licenses,” Feng Shixin, a
MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish cabinet meeting in Barcelona on Friday will be greeted with protests by Catalan separatists, even though both governments agreed the previous day to work on a political solution to the dispute. Riot police stand guard as people gather to protest against weekly cabinet meeting in Barcelona, Spain, December 21, 2018.
Police on Thursday were still searching for the perpetrators who have brought air traffic in and out of London’s Gatwick Airport to a halt. Flights have been diverted or grounded since two drones, believed by Sussex Police to be of an “industrial specification,” were spotted near the airfield. Ahead of one of the busiest travel
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Spirituality, politics and tourism: welcome to the Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest gathering of humanity, that begins next month in India. Workers carry goods to build huts on the banks of the Ganges river ahead of Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, in Allahabad, India, December 14, 2018. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash During the
Peter Cherif is allegedly an associate of Cherif and Said Kouachi, who killed 12 people at the satirical publication in Paris in apparent retribution over its portrayal of the Muslim prophet Mohammed in cartoons. The attack, on January 7, 2015, sparked three days of terror in France as authorities staged an intensive manhunt for the
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The United States and three allies condemned China for economic espionage on Thursday as American prosecutors charged two Chinese nationals tied to a spy agency in a wide-ranging cyber campaign that stole confidential data from U.S. government agencies and businesses, fanning tensions with Beijing. U.S. authorities unveiled indictments charging Zhu Hua and
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States will likely end its air campaign against Islamic State in Syria when it pulls out troops, U.S. officials said, sealing an abrupt reversal of policy which has alarmed Western allies as well as Washington’s Kurdish battle partners. FILE PHOTO: Syrian Democratic Forces and U.S. troops are seen during a
“The proper definition of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is completely eliminating the American nuclear threat to North Korea before eliminating our nuclear capability,” the commentary says. The US and North Korea are deadlocked in negotiations over how Pyongyang will denuclearize in return for the easing of sanctions. On June 12 in Singapore, North Korean
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said the hackers, part of a group known as Advanced Persistent Threat 10 or APT 10, stole information from more than 45 companies in the US in coordination with China’s state security service. According to the indictment, they also targeted US military service members, stealing “sensitive data belonging to the
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States will end its air campaign against Islamic State in Syria when it pulls out troops, U.S. officials said, sealing an abrupt reversal of policy which has alarmed Western allies as well as Washington’s Kurdish battle partners. FILE PHOTO: Syrian Democratic Forces and U.S. troops are seen during a patrol
Police were on Thursday hunting for the drone operators who have brought London’s Gatwick Airport to a standstill, causing travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of passengers just days before Christmas. “Each time we believe we get close to the operator, the drone disappears; when we look to reopen the airfield, the drone reappears,” Sussex
LONDON (Reuters) – Passengers flying via London Gatwick will face at least another 24 hours of disruption after several drone sightings forced Britain’s second busiest airport to shut its runway, causing delays to thousands of Christmas travelers. Authorities at Gatwick halted flights at 2200 GMT on Wednesday after two drones were spotted flying near its
(CNN) — Budapest is fast becoming one of Europe’s leading travel destinations, especially in winter when Hungary’s capital city truly comes to life. Offering a cozy winter atmosphere with romantic architectural creations, Budapest delivers a scene reminiscent of a classic Christmas movie. Rich in culture and steeped in tradition, winter here not only feels like
FILE PHOTO: Nathalie Loiseau, French Minister attached to the Foreign Affairs Minister, attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, June 13, 2018. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo PARIS (Reuters) – Britain can still hold a second Brexit referendum, France’s European Affairs Minister Nathalie Loiseau said on Thursday. “The door remains open,
(Reuters) – Flights at London’s Gatwick airport remained suspended early on Thursday, five hours after the UK’S second-busiest airport halted them to investigate reports of two drones flying over its airfield, inconveniencing passengers days before the Christmas holiday period. FILE PHOTO: The air traffic control tower at Gatwick Airport is seen through fields in southern
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – The chief justice of Brazil’s Supreme Court late on Wednesday knocked down a colleague’s ruling that would have freed from jail former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, but said the full court will take up the contentious case in April. FILE PHOTO: Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
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