Defiant Macron says will stick to reforms despite strikes
BERD’HUIS, France (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he would stick to sweeping reform plans despite a series of strikes and street protests, saying in his first TV interview in months that he was not one to govern based on o…
Syria crisis weighs on Italy’s attempts to form a government
ROME (Reuters) – President Sergio Mattarella sought reassurances from political leaders on Thursday that they would adhere to Italy’s NATO commitments as he resumed coalition talks against a backdrop of uncertainty over Syria.
Myanmar not ready for return of Rohingya Muslims, says UNHCR
DHAKA (Reuters) – The U.N. refugee agency called a Myanmar minister’s visit to Bangladesh to meet Muslim Rohingya refugees a confidence-building measure, but said conditions in Myanmar were not ready for their return.
Trump says Syria attack ‘could be very soon or not so soon’
WASHINGTON/LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt on Thursday over the timing of his threatened strike on Syria in response to a reported poison gas attack, while France said it had proof of Syria’s guilt but needed to gather …
Israeli air force gives Tel Aviv a scare as Syria tensions flare
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli police emergency lines lit up on Thursday after warplanes roared over the Tel Aviv coast, dropping anti-missile flares and performing aerobatics at a time of tension along the border with Syria.
German regional conservatives say could talk to left and right
BERLIN (Reuters) – Conservatives in Germany’s Brandenburg state say they are willing to talk to the far left and right after next year’s election in a break with the past that shows broader political fragmentation.
EU extends rights sanctions on Iran, at odds over new measures
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union extended sanctions on Iran over human rights violations on Thursday, as the bloc prepared for a clash over whether to impose a new set of penalties in the hope of safeguarding a nuclear deal with the Islamic repu…
Full Scottish hearing of Catalan extradition case due in July: lawyer
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – A full extradition hearing in the case of Catalan ex-minister Clara Ponsati, who is fighting attempts to return her to Spain from Scotland, will start on July 30 and last two weeks, her lawyer Aamer Anwar said on Thursday.
Teen refugees can apply for families to join them in EU: court
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Refugees who enter the European Union alone as minors can apply to be reunited with their families, even if they reach legal adulthood before the end of the process, the EU’s top court ruled on Thursday.
Exclusive: Pakistan could face U.S. aid cuts over human trafficking – sources
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is warning Pakistan it could lose U.S. civilian aid worth tens of millions of dollars this year if Washington finds that the South Asian nation has not done enough to combat human trafficking, U…
