SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Thursday he wanted to restore full diplomatic relations with the United States but doubted this would happen soon, even after the recent rapprochement between Washington and former …
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Kremlin critics say ‘climate of fear’ grows in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin critics say a climate of fear is growing in Russia after the upper house of parliament drew up a list of “undesirable” civil rights organizations and two similar groups decided to close.
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Syrian Kurds reclaim town from Islamic State: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian Kurdish militia on Wednesday recaptured a town that had been stormed by Islamic State fighters earlier this week north of the jihadist group’s base of operations in Raqqa city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reporte…
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Yemen critically short of food, fuel imports as war cuts supply lines
DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) – Yemen is running critically short of imported food and fuel as war has cut internal supply lines and a near-blockade by Saudi-led naval forces has held up shipping to the country, the Arab world’s poorest even before fighting e…
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Colombian rebels say prepared to call unilateral ceasefire
HAVANA (Reuters) – Leftist Colombian rebels said on Wednesday they are prepared to call a month-long unilateral ceasefire as of July 20, a move that could boost peace talks that have been threatened by increased battlefield violence in recent months.
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Greece faces last chance to stay in euro as cash runs out
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras launched a desperate bid to win fresh aid from skeptical creditors at an emergency euro zone summit on Tuesday, before his country’s banks run out of money.
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‘Real risk’ of famine in Yemen as death toll passes 3,000
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Conflict-ridden Yemen, where more than 3,000 people have been killed and one million displaced since war broke out in March, is at risk of famine, aid chiefs said on Tuesday, the day after the conflict’s highest on…
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U.S. only training 60 Syrian fighters, far below expectations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States was only training about 60 Syrian opposition fighters to battle Islamic State as of July 3, far below expectations, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told Congress on Tuesday, citing rigorous U.S. vetting of recruits…
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Iran demands end to U.N. missile sanctions, West refuses: envoys
VIENNA (Reuters) – A dispute over U.N. sanctions on Iran’s ballistic missile program and a broader arms embargo were among issues holding up a nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers on Monday, the day before their latest self-imposed deadline…
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MP tells anti-gay rally: Obama should not push gay agenda in Kenya
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Dozens of Kenyans rallied in Nairobi on Monday against homosexuality and a lawmaker said U.S. President Barack Obama should not push a pro-gay agenda when he visits the country later this month.
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