CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s consultations with the U.S. concluded without reaching an agreement on whether a delegation representing the army or the government will participate in peace talks in Geneva on Aug. 14, the head of Sudan’s delegation said on Sunday. A delegation from the Sudanese government traveled to Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on Friday to […]
Austrian Taylor Swift plot suspect’s lawyer plays down attack plan
VIENNA (Reuters) – The lawyer of the main suspect in a foiled plot to carry out an attack at Taylor Swift concert in Vienna on Sunday sought to play down the seriousness of the plan, saying her client was only “playing with ideas”. Swift’s three planned concerts this week were cancelled after Austrian authorities discovered […]
Some US lawmakers urge sanctions on Bangladeshi officials over rights abuses
By Kanishka Singh and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some lawmakers in the U.S. Congress have urged sanctions on Bangladeshi officials under Sheikh Hasina who recently quit as prime minister and fled, while the U.S. government has formally welcomed the appointment of a new caretaker government there. An interim government, led by Nobel Peace laureate […]
US troops attacked in Syria, no initial reports of injuries, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. troops in northeastern Syria were attacked by a drone, a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday, although there were no injuries according to initial reports. This is the second attack in recent days against U.S. forces in the Middle East as the region braces for a possible new wave of attacks by […]
Brazilian plane spins before crashing, killing all 61 on board
By Gabriel Araujo, Andre Romani, Luana Maria Benedito SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A regional turboprop plane crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday, killing all 61 people on board, the airline said. Regional carrier Voepass said the plane, bound for Sao Paulo’s international airport, took off from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, and crashed […]
Russian in prisoner swap ends US hack-and-trade conviction appeal
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A Russian businessman released as part of last week’s prisoner swap between Russia and the West is dropping his appeal of his U.S. conviction for engaging in a hack-and-trade scheme, after being informed that any further litigation could jeopardize the commutation of his sentence, his lawyer said on Friday. Vladislav […]
Israeli strike kills senior Hamas figure in south Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike on a car deep inside Lebanon killed a senior figure from Palestinian armed group Hamas on Friday evening, a Hamas source and two other security sources told Reuters. The strike, on the southern edges of the Lebanese port city of Sidon some 60 kilometres (nearly 40 miles) from the […]
US indicts three over alleged support for Iran’s weapons program, DOJ says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has indicted two Iranian citizens and one Pakistani citizen for providing material support to what the U.S. Justice Department called Iran’s weapons of mass destruction program. The two Iranians charged are brothers who work for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the department said in a statement on Thursday. The […]
Exclusive-Don’t bomb Beirut: U.S. leads push to rein in Israel’s response
By Maya Gebeily, Laila Bassam and Timour Azhari (Reuters) – The United States is leading a diplomatic dash to deter Israel from striking Lebanon’s capital Beirut or major civil infrastructure in response to a deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights, five people with knowledge of the drive said. Washington is racing to avert a […]
US discusses with India need for peace in Ukraine amid reported Modi visit plan
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday emphasized the importance of a “just and enduring peace” for Ukraine in a meeting with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the State Department said. The discussion came amid a visit being reportedly planned to Ukraine by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. […]