Europe wary of May’s ideas for post-Brexit harmony
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union officials reacted warily on Friday to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposals to maintain trade ties after Brexit, welcoming her tone but describing some of her demands as unrealistic.
Ex-head of Vatican bank sent to trial on embezzlement charge
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A former president of the Vatican Bank has been ordered to stand trial on charges of embezzlement and money laundering, the Vatican said, the highest ranking Holy See financial official to be indicted.
U.S. makes staff reduction at Havana embassy permanent
HAVANA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Friday it would operate its Havana embassy with minimum personnel on a permanent basis from next week, given the cause of an alleged spate of health incidents affecting its diplomats in Cu…
German government hack was part of worldwide campaign: sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – A powerful cyber attack on Germany’s government computer network was part of a worldwide campaign likely carried out by a Russian hacker group known as Snake, sources briefed on the incident said on Friday.
Teacher tried to create ‘army of children’ to launch terror attacks in London
LONDON (Reuters) – A British supporter of Islamic State was found guilty on Friday of trying to recruit children he was teaching into an “army” of jihadists to help carry out a wave of attacks across London.
Egypt orders 15-day detention of woman in BBC report over ‘false news’
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor ordered the detention of a woman interviewed by the BBC in a recent report that sparked controversy, alleging in a statement that she had committed the offense of spreading “false news”.
Setting out Brexit vision, Britain’s May appeals to EU to show flexibility
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May urged the European Union on Friday to show more flexibility in talks on a future relationship after Brexit, saying Britain realized it could not get all it wanted but believed an ambitious trade deal was st…
Ukraine says weapons decision heralds new era of cooperation with U.S.
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak on Friday said the decision by the United States to approve the supply of anti-tank missiles opened the door for closer military cooperation in the face of Russian aggression.
Escaping ‘conservative’ Istanbul, women find freedom in pole dancing
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – In Istanbul’s busy Kadikoy district, a group of women attend a pole dancing class, working out in a gym which many see as a refuge in an increasingly conservative Muslim city.
Attackers kill seven in coordinated assault on Burkina Faso capital
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Attackers in Burkina Faso’s capital killed seven people and wounded some fifty others in a coordinated assault on the army headquarters and French embassy that a French ambassador said was a terrorist attack.
