Vatican envoy in Chile says up to Pope to release sex abuse report
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – The Vatican envoy who was sent to Chile to gather evidence of sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church said it would be up to Pope Francis to decide on whether to release the report of their findings to the country’s civil authoritie…
Italy wants EU border agency in Africa, not at sea
ROME (Reuters) – Italy wants Europe’s border agency to stop migrants in transit countries before they board boats rather than working in the Mediterranean, Transport Minister Danilo Toninelli said on Tuesday.
Australians’ trust in U.S. sinks to lowest in over decade amid Trump presidency
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australians’ trust in the United States as a global power is at its lowest in over a decade, and they have more confidence in the leaders of China and India than they do in President Donald Trump “to do the right thing regarding worl…
Erdogan loyalist Yildirim: happy to become Turkey’s last prime minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has spent the last few weeks talking himself out of a job.
Exclusive – Malaysia seeks to lay multiple charges against ex-PM Najib over 1MDB: Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Embezzlement and bribery with government money are among the charges that Malaysia is looking to bring against former prime minister Najib Razak following a probe into funds allegedly looted from the state-run fund 1MDB, Prime …
China’s Xi praises North Korea’s Kim for Trump summit, promises support
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping offered high praise to visiting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday, lauding the “positive” outcome of his historic summit with U.S. President Donald Trump and promising unwavering friendship.
Warplanes strike Syrian opposition-held southwest: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Warplanes struck an opposition-held area in Syria’s southwestern Deraa province on Tuesday, a war monitor and local activists reported, a military escalation in territory where government forces are threatening a major offensive.
Merkel-Macron meeting is ‘moment of truth’ for Europe: French minister
BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) – France said an investment budget for the euro zone and a backstop for European banks demanded by President Emmanuel Macron are non-negotiable, raising pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel before talks on Tuesday on reforming th…
Syria condemns Turkish, U.S. presence around Manbij
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria said on Tuesday it rejected the presence of Turkish and U.S. forces around the northern town of Manbij, a day after soldiers of the two countries began patrolling the area.
Saudi-led coalition captures large areas of Yemen’s Hodeidah airport: UAE
ADEN (Reuters) – Arab coalition troops stormed the airport in Yemen’s main port Hodeidah on Tuesday and captured large areas of the compound in battles with Iran-aligned Houthis, a Yemeni military source, the UAE news agency and local residents said.
