Hardening attitudes to migrants put Swiss-EU ties to the test
ZURICH (Reuters) – Marco Bueter, a gastric surgeon from Germany, knows from his work at University Hospital Zurich and other clinics how much Switzerland depends on foreign doctors.
Saving Chancellor Merkel: German leader seeks EU lifeline
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel hopes this week’s European summit can save her from a migrant crisis that could cost her job. And while there is little love lost for the German chancellor in many capitals, they appear ready to help her out for reasons…
Iran’s top leader says harm to economy must be punished
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader demanded the judiciary punish those “who disrupt economic security” on Wednesday, following protests over the rial’s collapse and a tightening of U.S. sanctions pressure that has set the arch-foes further on a c…
Chemical weapons body OPCW’s members approve empowerment proposal
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A British-led proposal to give the Organization for the Prohibition for Chemical Weapons (OPCW) new powers to assign blame for attacks with banned toxic munitions overwhelmingly won support from its members on Wednesday, two diplo…
U.N. envoy resumes talks to avert all-out attack on Yemen’s main port
ADEN (Reuters) – A U.N. special envoy met Yemen’s exiled president on Wednesday in efforts to find a political solution that would avert an all-out assault on the country’s main port city, which the United Nations fears could trigger a famine.
Is Macron’s quick tongue his biggest weakness?
PARIS (Reuters) – In his first year in office, French President Emmanuel Macron has had some big wins — he’s changed labor rules to make hiring and firing easier, stared down unions to overhaul the state-run rail company and tamed the budget deficit f…
Syrian offensive knocks hospitals out of service: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Bombardment by pro-government forces forced three hospitals out of service overnight in rebel-held southwestern Syria as a Russian-backed offensive gathered pace, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and a medical relief group sai…
After protests, Iran’s Supreme leader calls for punishment of those who disrupt economic security
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme leader called on the judiciary to punish those “who disrupt economic security” on Wednesday, following protests earlier this week over the rial’s collapse and the prospect of more hardships to come thanks to U.S. measu…
Prince William meets Palestinian president in Israeli-occupied West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Prince William voiced hope for lasting peace in the Middle East on Wednesday as he met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the occupied West Bank in the first official British royal visit to the Palestinian Territorie…
Xi tells Mattis China won’t give up ‘one inch’ of territory
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is committed to peace and won’t cause “chaos” in the world, but cannot give up even an inch of territory that the country’s ancestors have left behind, Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wed…
