US charges three in Iran-backed effort to assassinate journalist
NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. prosecutors have charged three men with attempting to assassinate a prominent critic of Iran's government who was previously the target of a failed Tehran-backed kidnap...
Read moreIsrael seals home of Palestinian synagogue shooter as Netanyahu vows crackdown
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli police sealed off the Jerusalem family home of a Palestinian gunman on Sunday, two days after he killed seven people outside a synagogue, as fears grew of escalatio...
Read moreUS issues second warning of possible terror attacks in Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Turkey warned Americans on Monday of possible attacks against churches, synagogues, and diplomatic missions in Istanbul, marking its second such notice in ...
Read moreChinese coast guard drives away Japanese vessels from disputed waters in the East China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's coast guard drove away Japanese vessels from waters around disputed East China Sea islets on Monday, according to Chinese state media. Disputed East China Sea islets cl...
Read moreNATO's head urges SKorea to step up military support for Ukraine
SEOUL (Reuters) -NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged South Korea on Monday to increase military support to Ukraine, citing other countries that have changed their policy of not provid...
Read moreIsrael hits Gaza as conflict flares after West Bank clashes
(Reuters) - Israeli war planes struck Gaza overnight on Friday after Palestinian militants fired two rockets following one of the worst days of violence in the occupied West Bank in years. The ...
Read moreUS killed Islamic State group leader in Somalia, officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military carried out an operation that killed a senior Islamic State leader in northern Somalia, U.S. officials said on Thursday. The officials, speaking on the con...
Read moreFive ex-Memphis policemen charged with murder in beating death of Tyre Nichols
(Reuters) -Five former Memphis police officers were charged on Thursday with murder in the death of a Black motorist, Tyre Nichols, from injuries he sustained in a violent encounter following a...
Read moreTension in Lebanon rises as elites bury blast probe
BEIRUT (Reuters) -In their move to bury an investigation into the Beirut port blast, Lebanon's ruling elite have driven another nail in the coffin of the collapsing state, stirring conflict in ...
Read moreOver 160 people freeze to death in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) - More than 160 people have died from the cold in Afghanistan this month in the worst winter in more than a decade, authorities said on Thursday, as residents described being un...
Read moreRace against the clock for Germany's top Nazi hunter
LUDWIGSBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's top Nazi hunter, Thomas Will, is hopeful of securing further convictions over the Holocaust even as the remaining suspects, many now in their late 90s...
Read moreEastern front flares as Russia probes Ukrainian lines
BERLIN/KYIV (Reuters) -The United States and Germany were poised on Wednesday to announce plans to deliver heavy tanks to Ukraine, sources said, a decisive boost in support hailed in Kyiv as a ...
Read moreCanada to send Ukraine four Leopard 2 tanks
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will send four Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine, Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said on Thursday, after Germany this week allowed other countries to re-export the...
Read morePoland to send Ukraine 60 “modernized” tanks on top of Leopards
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland will send an additional 60 tanks to Ukraine on top of the 14 German-made Leopard 2 tanks it has already pledged, the Polish prime minister said in an interview with Ca...
Read moreUkraine sets sights on fighter jets after securing tanks
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine will now push for Western fourth generation fighter jets such as the U.S. F-16 after securing supplies of main battle tanks, an adviser to Ukraine's defence minister sai...
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