EU is a haven from world’s dangers, Macron tells Europeans
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron issued a call to Europeans on Tuesday not to retreat into nationalism but to build the European Union as a bulwark for liberal democracy against a disorderly and dangerous world.
Pigeons, winged warriors that helped Israel to victory 70 years ago
GIVAT BRENNER, Israel (Reuters) – The cooing of pigeons fills the air once again in a secluded dovecot that was once part of a top-secret communications project during Israel’s war with its Arab neighbors 70 years ago.
UK’s May apologizes to Caribbean countries over treatment of post-war migrants
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May apologized to representatives from 12 Caribbean countries on Tuesday over recent harsh treatment by immigration bureaucrats of people who arrived in Britain as children between the late 1940s and th…
Explainer: The state of Raul Castro’s economic reforms in Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) – President Raul Castro’s efforts to modernize Cuba’s Soviet-style centrally planned economy have borne mixed results, with some initiatives moving forward, others stalled and still others either scuttled or yet to begin.
Turkey’s ruling party to discuss call for early election
ANKARA (Reuters) – Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party will discuss the possibility of holding Turkey’s presidential election in August, more than a year earlier than planned, the government spokesman said on Wednesday, following a suggestion from its nation…
South Koreans may visit North again ahead of first summit in decade
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean security officials may visit North Korea to finalize details ahead for the first summit since 2007, where the South hopes the North will confirm a commitment to give up its nuclear programme, a South Korean official said …
UK PM May regrets British role over anti-gay laws in former colonies
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday she deeply regretted Britain’s role in criminalizing same-sex relations in its former colonies, saying such laws, often passed under British rule and still in effect, were “wrong then and wr…
Turkey’s ruling AK Party to discuss call for early election
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish deputy prime minister said the ruling AK Party would discuss a suggestion by the nationalist MHP party to hold the presidential election in August this year, more than a year before the November 2019 scheduled date.
France’s Macron slams temptation of ‘illiberal democracy’ in Europe
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged Europeans to defend their model of liberal democracy in the face of rising autocratic regimes around the world and “illiberal democracies” inside the European Union.
False alarm set off Syrian air defenses: pro-Assad commander
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A false alarm led to Syrian air defense missiles being fired overnight and there was no fresh attack on Syria, a commander in the regional military alliance that backs the Syrian government told Reuters.
