European states meet to tackle deepening migration rifts
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France, Germany, Italy, Austria and other EU states will meet on Sunday to try to end a deadlock on migration policy which has brought to a head bitter political divisions in the bloc.
U.S. withdrawal leaves vacuum at U.N. rights forum
GENEVA (Reuters) – China, Britain and the European Union lamented on Wednesday Washington’s decision to withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council as Western countries began looking for a substitute for the coveted seat.
Hungary approves ‘STOP Soros’ law, defying EU, rights groups
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s parliament on Wednesday approved a package of bills that criminalises some help given to illegal immigrants, defying the European Union and human rights groups and narrowing the scope for action by non-governmental organ…
Exclusive: Malaysia’s Najib explains why he had so many luxury handbags, lots of cash, jewelry
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (Reuters) – Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak says he shouldn’t be blamed for the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal, and declares he knows nothing about money from the state fund appearing in his personal account.
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko announces she will run for president
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian opposition leader and political veteran Yulia Tymoshenko said on Wednesday she would run for president in elections due next year.
Exclusive: Pope urges press freedom, cites case of jailed Reuters reporters
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has appealed for greater press freedom around the world, citing the case of two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar on accusations of possessing secret documents.
Macedonia’s parliament ratifies name agreement with Greece
SKOPJE (Reuters) – The Macedonian parliament formally ratified a landmark name agreement with Greece on Wednesday, paving the way for Skopje’s admission to NATO and the opening of accession talks with the European Union.
European states meet to tackle growing migration rifts
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Several European leaders including those of France, Germany, Italy and Austria will hold talks on Sunday on migration, an issue bringing bitter political divisions to a head in Europe and increasingly in the United States.
Philippines’ Duterte approves $5.6-billion military upgrade
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a five-year plan to spend 300 billion pesos ($5.6 billion) to modernize the outdated military, defense officials said on Wednesday.
Divers, underwater drone join Indonesia’s search for 192 missing in ferry disaster
TIGARAS, Indonesia (Reuters) – Divers and an underwater drone on Wednesday joined a fleet of rescue vessels in Indonesia’s search for at least 192 passengers missing two days after an overcrowded wooden ferry sank in one of the world’s deepest volcanic…
