As Vatican meeting on Chilean abuse ends, fate of bishops uncertain
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A crisis meeting between Pope Francis and Chilean bishops about the cover-up of sexual abuse in the country ended on Thursday amid growing speculation among clergy and media that some of them would resign.
Trump: Countries not meeting NATO obligations will be ‘dealt with’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that NATO members that do not contribute fully to the group would be “dealt with,” and singled out Germany as a country he said was not doing enough.
U.S. Air Force apologizes for Yanny/Laurel tweet about Afghan war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force apologized on Thursday and withdrew a tweet that sought to find humor in killing Taliban militants in Afghanistan by invoking a viral Internet debate about whether an audio file says the words “Laurel” or “Yann…
Syria’s Assad flies to Russia for talks with Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syrian President President Bashar al-Assad traveled to the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi for talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
Isolated Maduro revels in Erdogan’s backing ahead of Venezuela vote
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s diplomatically-isolated president received a show of support from Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday ahead of a weekend election boycotted by the opposition coalition and decried by Washington.
Macron rules out trade war over Iran deal as firms head for exit
SOFIA (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron ruled out on Thursday any trade war with the United States over its withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal as a wave of European companies quit business with Tehran, fearing the global reach of U.S. …
Palestinian minister suggests Arabs recall ambassadors in Washington
CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki suggested on Thursday that Arab countries should recall their ambassadors to the United States in response to Washington moving its Israel embassy to Jerusalem.
Colombia evacuates nearly 5,000 people amid fears dam may burst
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia has ordered the evacuation of nearly 5,000 people living along the Cauca river in the northern part of the country after construction problems at a hydroelectric dam prompted fears of massive flooding.
Mexico rejects Trump’s comments that some immigrants are ‘animals’
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Foreign Minister said on Thursday that recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump describing some undocumented immigrants as “animals” were unacceptable, and that a formal complaint would be filed with the State Depa…
France to seek backing for new mechanism to assign blame for chemical attacks
PARIS (Reuters) – France will on Friday seek commitments from some 30 countries to support the creation of a new mechanism at the world’s chemical weapons watchdog to enable it to assign blame for attacks carried out with banned munitions, French diplo…
