U.S. expected to retreat from main U.N. rights forum: activists, diplomats
GENEVA (Reuters) – Talks with the United States over how to reform the main U.N. rights body have failed to meet Washington’s demands, activists and diplomats say, suggesting that the Trump administration will quit the Geneva forum whose session opens …
Parts of missiles fired at Saudi Arabia came from Iran: U.N. chief
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Debris from five missiles fired at Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthi group since July 2017 “share key design features with a known type of missile” manufactured by Iran and some of the components were manufactured in Iran, U.N. …
Saudi Crown Prince tells Putin kingdom wants to keep working with Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Saudi Arabia wants to continue cooperation with Russia on global oil markets, adding that this cooperation was beneficial for the whole wor…
Bavarians confront Merkel in German migrant policy showdown
BERLIN (Reuters) – Bavarian conservatives on Thursday rejected a compromise on migrant policy put forward by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to avert a crisis in her loveless coalition just three months after it took office.
Colombian rebels’ faith in peace unshaken by election, for now
ICONONZO, Colombia (Reuters) – Cesar Gonzalez is proud of his tin-roofed cabin in the warm hills of central Colombia. Clothes hang neatly along the wall and shelves are lined with coffee and sugar jars. He has two beds, a gas stove and a fridge.
Venezuela’s Maduro names Delcy Rodriguez as vice president
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday named Delcy Rodriguez, the head of the constituent assembly, as vice president as he reshuffled his cabinet after his widely-condemned re-election in May.
Gunmen kill newspaper editor, two security guards in India’s Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen shot dead a prominent newspaper editor and two security guards in India’s Kashmir on Thursday, police said.
Greek parliament debates Tsipras no-confidence motion after Macedonia deal
ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek parliament began debating a no-confidence motion in the government on Thursday, with opposition lawmakers furious over Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s deal aimed at solving a decades-old dispute with neighbouring Macedonia …
Immigration, terrorism top concern list of Europeans: poll
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Immigration and terrorism are the two top concerns for the European Union as a bloc, but trust in the EU and optimism about its future are on the rise, a European Commission poll showed.
Forces under Libya’s Haftar say they’re close to taking final eastern holdout
DERNA, Libya (Reuters) – On the front lines of their campaign to take the coastal city of Derna, forces under Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar say they face just a few dozen “remnant” fighters who have deployed snipers and planted explosives to stave of…
