Pence warns Central Americans to immigrate legally or not at all
BRASILIA (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said during the first stop of a Latin American tour on Tuesday that if Central Americans thinking of immigrating to the United States “can’t come legally, don’t come at all.”
Syria army widens southwest offensive, U.N. says 45,000 flee
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops widened a major offensive against rebels in the southwest on Tuesday and Jordan said it would not open its border to tens of thousands of civilians fleeing the attack.
Mexico politician, party members killed days before election
OAXACA CITY, Mexico (Reuters) – Days before Mexico’s July 1 presidential election, five members of the leftist poll-leader’s party were found dead in the southern state of Oaxaca, state prosecutors said, the latest victims in the bloodiest election cyc…
Helsinki possible location for Trump-Putin summit: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Finnish capital of Helsinki is being considered as a location for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Canada’s biggest city Toronto unable to take more refugees: mayor
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s biggest city is unable to accommodate any more asylum seekers, Toronto’s mayor said on Tuesday, after temporary resettlements used to house them reached near full capacity.
U.N. says Malian forces executed 12 civilians at a market
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Malian forces involved in the fight against Islamist militants in the West African nation executed 12 civilians in retaliation after a soldier was killed in an attack in May, the U.N. mission in Mali said on Tuesday.
U.S. top court backs Trump on travel ban targeting Muslim-majority nations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed Donald Trump one of the biggest victories of his presidency, upholding his travel ban targeting several Muslim-majority countries and rejecting the argument that it represented unconstitut…
Eritrea and Ethiopia hope for peace after first talks since conflict
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Eritrea’s foreign minister said on Tuesday the first talks with Addis Ababa in nearly two decades had opened the door to peace whilst Ethiopia’s prime minister said the conflict between the two nations should end with this gener…
U.N. says Malian forces executed 12 civilians at a market on May 19
PARIS (Reuters) – Malian forces involved in the fight against Islamist militants in the West African nation arbitrarily or summarily executed 12 civilians in retaliation after one of theirs was killed in an attack, the U.N. mission in Mali said on Tues…
Malta will take in migrant rescue ship, Italy says
ROME (Reuters) – Malta will let the rescue ship Lifeline dock after Italy refused it entry, ending the vessel’s near-week-long wait in the Mediterranean with more than 230 migrants on board, Italy’s prime minister said on Tuesday.
