Dutch PM survives censure vote over handling of dividend tax
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte survived a censure vote in the early hours on Thursday, called by lawmakers who believe he withheld information about how his Cabinet reached an unpopular decision to scrap a tax on dividends.
A ‘new Koreatown’ silenced by Canada van attack
TORONTO (Reuters) – The van that killed 10 in Toronto on Monday plowed through the heart of a vibrant Korean community in Canada’s largest city, barreling past a cluster of Korean restaurants, a grocery store and a popular street vendor that sells red …
Iran detains British-Iranian academic: New York-based rights group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A British-Iranian academic was detained in Iran by the country’s Revolutionary Guards in mid-April, the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) reported on Wednesday.
Turkish court sentences more than dozen Cumhuriyet staff to prison on terrorism charges
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced 14 staff of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper to prison on terrorism charges and acquitted three, one of their lawyers said, in a case that has sparked global outrage over press freedom unde…
Russia-wary U.S. to press NATO allies to hike military spending: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will press NATO allies, especially Germany, to increase military spending while underscoring the heightened threat from Russia, a senior State Department official said on Wednesday before Friday’s meeting of th…
Friends or not, France’s Macron challenges Trump in Congress speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A day after flaunting his friendship with Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron forcefully challenged many of the U.S. president’s policies on Wednesday, urging the United States to engage more with the world, step up th…
EU’s Tusk pledges more cooperation with Serbia, other Balkan nations
BELGRADE (Reuters) – The European Union aims to further strengthen economic and other ties with Serbia and other nations in the Western Balkans as they edge toward eventual membership, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.
Thousands of Germans join ‘kippa marches’ to reject anti-Semitism
BERLIN (Reuters) – Thousands of Germans wearing Jewish caps took part in nationwide rallies on Wednesday evening in support of the Jewish community amid concerns about growing anti-Semitism.
U.S. probing Huawei for possible Iran sanctions violations: sources
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors in New York have been investigating since at least last year whether Chinese tech company Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL] violated U.S. sanctions in relation to Iran, according to sources familiar wit…
France’s Macron says U.S. should not ditch Iran deal without new accord
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called on the United States not to abandon a nuclear agreement with Iran until a broader international accord is reached that addresses all remaining U.S. and European concerns about …
