Turkish, U.S. units begin patrols near northern Syria’s Manbij
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish and U.S. soldiers have started independent patrols in northern Syria along the line separating Turkish-controlled areas from the town of Manbij where Ankara says Kurdish militia fighters are based, Turkey’s military said on M…
Slovenia to sue fellow EU member Croatia over border ruling
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia will take neighboring Croatia to court because Zagreb is unwilling to implement an international arbitration ruling on the border between the two European Union members, Prime Minister Miro Cerar said on Monday.
Trump blasts Germany while making case for U.S. immigration policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump blamed migrants in Europe for violently changing the culture and for what he inaccurately described as a rise in crime in Germany as he sought on Monday to defend his administration’s widely criticized…
Bosnian police prevent hundreds of migrants from entering Croatia
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnian police briefly closed a border crossing with EU member Croatia on Monday to block a group of migrants who were trying to walk through woodland to reach the wealthy bloc, the border police said in a statement.
Myanmar officer in Reuters case broke police code by copying statements: lawyer
YANGON (Reuters) – A police witness in the case against two Reuters reporters accused of possessing state secrets in Myanmar is “unreliable,” the reporters’ lawyer said on Monday, because he obtained testimony from previous witnesses, in violation of p…
Trump blasts migration in Europe as causing ‘culture’ change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday blamed migrants in Europe for what he inaccurately described as a rise in crime in Germany and for violently changing the culture, adding that what was happening with immigration there presen…
Bavarians give Merkel two weeks to reach EU deal on migrants
BERLIN/MUNICH (Reuters) – Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU) on Monday gave German Chancellor Angela Merkel two weeks to reach a European deal on migrants before they would demand immigration curbs that could fracture her governing coalition.
Turkey says begins patrols in Syria’s Manbij, will enter town step by step
ANKARA (Reuters) – Military patrols in the northern Syrian city of Manbij have begun and Turkish forces will enter the town step by step, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday.
Afghan peace marchers arrive in Kabul exhausted and tired of war
KABUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of Afghan peace marchers arrived exhausted in the capital, Kabul, on Monday after spending the fasting month of Ramadan crossing the sun-baked, war-torn country, much of it under Taliban control.
North, South Korea agree to joint teams for Asian Games
SEOUL (Reuters) – The two Koreas agreed on Monday to march together under a unified peninsula flag and form combined teams to compete in the next Asian Games, they said in a joint statement, in the latest sign of a thaw between the old rivals.
