U.S. to pull out of U.N. human rights body: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will announce on Tuesday that the United Sates is pulling out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, a Trump administration source tol…
Exclusive: Sanctioned Libya coastguard commander says hits migrants to protect them
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A Libyan coastguard commander sanctioned by the United Nations for alleged human trafficking and migrant smuggling said he hits migrants but does so for their own safety to prevent them from capsizing.
Merkel to Trump: Falling German crime stats ‘speak for themselves’
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel coolly rebuffed U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that migrants were behind a surge in crime in Germany, pointing to statistics that showed crime was in fact down.
Syrian rebel warns of ‘volcanoes of fire’ if Assad attacks south
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces and their Iran-backed allies will face “volcanoes of fire” if they launch a threatened offensive in the opposition-held southwest, a rebel commander told Reuters on Tuesday.
No more ‘internment camps’: Democrats disrupt congressional hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Decrying “internment camps,” Democrats and their supporters disrupted a high-profile U.S. congressional hearing on Tuesday with a dramatic protest against the Trump administration’s policy of detaining immigrant children separate…
North Korea rejects remarks by U.N. rights boss as ‘fabricated’
GENEVA (Reuters) – North Korea on Tuesday rejected allegations by the top U.N. human rights official that serious and widespread violations persisted in the country despite its diplomatic opening.
Merkel, Macron agree euro zone budget in ‘new chapter’ for bloc
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed on Tuesday to create a euro zone budget charged with boosting investment in the bloc and promoting economic convergence between its 19 states.
German AfD accuses Merkel allies of copying tough line on migrants
BERLIN (Reuters) – The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) accused Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies on Tuesday of copying its tough line on dealing with migrants, as the parties vie for votes before elections in the southern state in…
China slams U.S. ‘blackmailing’ after Trump makes new trade threat
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China accused the United States on Tuesday of “extreme pressure and blackmailing” and vowed to retaliate after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 10 percent tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods in an es…
Amid withdrawal threat, Pompeo, Haley to speak about U.N. Human Rights Council
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will speak later on Tuesday on the United Nations Human Rights Council, which Washington has long-threatened to quit if the Geneva-based body is …
