Number of displaced in southern Syria climbs to 270,000: U.N.
AMMAN (Reuters) – The number of people forced to flee their homes in southwestern Syria as a result of the two week escalation in fighting has climbed to 270,000 people, the U.N. refugee spokesman in Jordan said.
Merkel seeks way out of German crisis as minister dangles resignation
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a last-ditch effort to resolve a row over migrant policy with her conservative allies on Monday after a top minister threatened to resign, casting doubt on whether her coalition can survive.
Kremlin says Crimea not on agenda at Putin-Trump summit
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday the Crimean peninsula which it annexed from Ukraine in 2014 is an inseparable part of Russia and not a subject on the agenda at President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Helsink…
Deaths surpass 1,000 this year after surge in attempts to cross Mediterranean
GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 1,000 people have drowned in the Mediterranean this year sailing from Libya to Europe, with a rush in the past few days to beat an anticipated crackdown by the European Union, the International Organization for Migration sa…
British PM May gets new customs idea as party bickers over Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s advisers have come up with a new proposal for handling customs with the EU after Brexit as lawmakers in her party bicker before a crunch meeting of senior ministers on Friday.
Myanmar court to rule next week on whether to charge jailed Reuters reporters
YANGON (Reuters) – A Myanmar court will rule next week on whether to charge two Reuters reporters accused of obtaining secret documents, after prosecutors and defense lawyers delivered final arguments on Monday in the pre-trial phase of the landmark ca…
U.N. says number of displaced in southern Syria climb to 270,000 people
AMMAN (Reuters) – The latest U.N. figure of displaced people in south western Syria as a result of the two week escalation in fighting has climbed to 270,000 people, the UN refugee spokesman in Jordan said.
Malaysia’s 1MDB task force freezes more than 400 bank accounts amid probe
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A task force investigating a multi-billion dollar scandal at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) said on Monday it had frozen 408 bank accounts, involving funds of about 1.1 billion ringgit ($272.4 million), as part …
‘We cannot live here’: Afghanistan’s Sikhs weigh future after suicide bombing
KABUL (Reuters) – Many among Afghanistan’s dwindling Sikh minority are considering leaving for neighboring India, after a suicide bombing in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday killed at least 13 members of the community.
Mexico leftist vows no tolerance on corruption after historic win
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s new president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he would pursue friend and foe alike in a crackdown on corruption after voters handed him a powerful mandate for government with a landslide election victory on Sunday.
