West Bank Palestinians urge Abbas to ease sanctions on Gaza Strip
RAMALLAH/GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian security forces on Wednesday used tear gas and batons against protesters calling on President Mahmoud Abbas to end financial sanctions on their fellow Palestinians in Gaza.
For some Indonesian students, Ramadan means fasting and intensive study
KEDIRI, Indonesia (Reuters) – For students at one of Indonesia’s oldest Islamic boarding schools, the holy month of Ramadan doesn’t only mean fasting from dawn till dusk. It also means intensive study of the Koran.
Russian women should avoid sex with foreign men during World Cup: lawmaker
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian women should avoid sex with non-white foreign men during the soccer World Cup because they could become single mothers to mixed race children, a senior lawmaker in Moscow said on Wednesday.
Italy summons French envoy as migration dispute escalates
ROME (Reuters) – Italy summoned France’s envoy on Wednesday and angrily rejected French criticism of its immigration policies, escalating a diplomatic standoff that is widening one of Europe’s main political fault lines.
Haiti withdraws Oxfam Great Britain’s right to operate after misconduct scandal
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s government on Wednesday said it was withdrawing Oxfam Great Britain’s right to operate in the Caribbean country after allegations of sexual misconduct by some of the charity’s staff.
Trump says summit removed North Korean nuclear threat, Democrats doubtful
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that North Korea no longer poses a nuclear threat and his top diplomat offered a hopeful timeline for a “major disarmament,” despite skepticism at home that Pyongyang will aband…
Venezuela migrants in Colombia tops a million over 15 months: government
BOGOTA (Reuters) – More than a million people have left Venezuela to live in Colombia during the last 15 months, with arrivals expected to continue, the Colombian government said on Wednesday, as its socialist neighbor suffers a deep economic crisis.
Macedonia president says won’t approve name deal with Greece
SKOPJE/ATHENS (Reuters) – Macedonia’s president said on Wednesday he would not sign a landmark deal reached with Greece on changing his country’s name, dashing hopes of a swift end to a diplomatic dispute that has blocked Skopje’s bid to join the Europ…
Spanish minister resigns over tax fine
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s culture minister resigned on Wednesday from a week-old government following local media reports that he had avoided paying taxes while working as a TV journalist 10 years ago.
After compromise, Britain’s May set to avoid parliament defeat on customs
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May looked set to avoid an embarrassing defeat in parliament on Wednesday over her post-Brexit trade plans, a day after she defused a rebellion in her party over control of Britain’s departure from the EU.
