Italy’s anti-establishment leaders meet to try to avert elections
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s anti-establishment political leaders Matteo Salvini and Luigi Di Maio met on Thursday for last-ditch talks to resurrect a coalition government and avert a new snap election, the prospect of which has rattled global markets.
Danish parliament bans the wearing of face veils in public
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark has banned the wearing of face veils in public, joining France and other European countries in outlawing the burqa and the niqab worn by some Muslim women to uphold what some politicians say are secular and democratic val…
Pope sends clergy sexual abuse inspectors back to Chile
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis is sending his two top sexual abuse investigators back to Chile to gather more information about the crisis that has hit the Catholic Church there, the Vatican said on Thursday.
Basque party to vote against Spain’s Rajoy in no-confidence motion, forcing him out: media
MADRID (Reuters) – The Basque Nationalist Party will vote against Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in a no-confidence motion, Cadena Ser radio and La Sexta television said on Thursday, in a move that would almost certainly force him from office.
EU should help push Iran out of Syria: opposition negotiator
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal opens the way to raising pressure on Tehran to stop its military support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and leave the country, a Syrian opposition leader said on Thursday.
U.S., North Korea to hold second day of nuclear talks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and high-ranking North Korean official Kim Yong Chol will try to settle nuclear disagreements and set up a historic summit between their leaders, holding a second day of meetings on Thursday in N…
Romania and Lithuania knowingly hosted secret CIA jails, European court rules
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuania and Romania hosted secret CIA prisons a decade ago and their authorities were aware that detainees were held there illegally, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday.
Ukraine defends ruse faking journalist’s murder, others criticize alarmist stunt
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine on Thursday defended the action of its state security services in faking the death of a Russian dissident journalist after international criticism, saying the bizarre ruse had been essential for protecting him.
Denmark bans the wearing of face veils in public
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark has banned the wearing of face veils in public, joining France and other parts of Europe in outlawing the burqa and the niqab worn by some Muslim women.
Salvini, Di Maio to meet in last-ditch bid to avert Italian election
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s anti-establishment political leaders Matteo Salvini and Luigi Di Maio were due to meet on Thursday for last-ditch talks to resurrect a coalition government and avert a new snap election, the prospect of which has rattled global…
