UK moves to bolster powers of chemical weapons body
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Britain moved to bolster the global chemical weapons organization on Tuesday, calling for its members to vote on a proposal to give it new powers to identify those responsible for attacks with banned poison munitions.
Dutch senate passes law enabling partial ‘burqa ban’
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch Upper House of parliament on Tuesday passed a law banning the wearing of face-covering veils in public buildings, such as schools, government offices and hospitals.
Iran says it can handle fresh sanctions amid unrest reports
LONDON (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani promised Iranians on Tuesday the government would be able to handle the economic pressure of new U.S. sanctions amid reports of a second day of demonstrations in protest at financial hardship and a weakening …
France’s Macron and Pope Francis hold unusually long meeting
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron, accused at home of straining France’s secular foundations by seeking to mend ties with the Catholic Church, had an unusually long and cordial meeting with Pope Francis on Tuesday.
U.N. to present plan for Mediterranean migrant centers for EU
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The United Nations agencies for migration and refugees will present the European Union with a plan for “regional disembarkation platforms” around the Mediterranean where the bloc could hold migrants and decide whether to admit th…
West, Russia face off over empowering chemical weapons body
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Britain, which has condemned Russia over the nerve agent poisoning of an ex-spy, is pushing to give more teeth to the global chemical weapons watchdog so that it can identify those responsible for attacks with banned toxic substan…
All sides committed war crimes in Congo’s Kasai region: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Congolese security forces and militia have committed atrocities amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including killing and raping women and children, U.N. human rights investigators said on Tuesday.
Scourge of Mexico establishment poised to capture presidency
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – For 13 years, Mexico’s perennial political outsider Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has covered tens of thousands of miles crisscrossing the nation in dogged pursuit of its highest office.
British Queen approves Brexit law that will end membership of EU
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth granted royal assent to Prime Minister Theresa May’s flagship Brexit legislation on Tuesday, ending months of debate over the legislation that will formally end the country’s European Union membership.
Syrian army advances in southwest, U.N. says 45,000 displaced
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army has seized a chunk of territory from rebels in the southwest, Syrian state media and a war monitor said on Tuesday, the first major government advance in an offensive near the Jordanian border which has displaced tens…
