U.S. and Turkey agree to mend ties; Turks propose joint deployment in Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States and Turkey agreed on Friday to try to rescue a strategic relationship that Washington acknowledged had reached a crisis point, with Turkey proposing a joint deployment in Syria if a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia leave…
Hungary anti-immigration bill an ‘assault on human rights’: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations on Friday labeled an anti-immigration law proposed in Hungary an “assault on human rights” and urged its government to uphold the right of freedom of association.
Western Balkan nations told to work harder to join EU
SOFIA (Reuters) – The European Union on Friday told six Western Balkan nations seeking membership that they would have to implement difficult reforms before they can be allowed to join the wealthy bloc.
Uncertainty reigns in final polls ahead of Italy election
ROME (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right bloc has a clear lead ahead of Italy’s parliamentary election on March 4 but is unlikely to win an absolute majority, a batch of final opinion polls showed on Friday, pointing to possible political dead…
Merkel sees good chance of SPD members backing coalition deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she believed there was a “fairly good chance” members of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) would approve a coalition deal with her conservative bloc.
Pakistan to send troops to Saudi Arabia to train and advise
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan is sending troops to ally Saudi Arabia on a “training and advise mission”, the military said, three years after it decided against sending soldiers to join the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.
Hunted and hated, Somali tax collectors gird for battle
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Ahmed Nur moves through the Somali capital of Mogadishu with a bodyguard of six men, a pistol in the waistband of his baggy trousers. He speaks of his work in whispers; seven of his colleagues have been killed in the last three ye…
Turkey proposed joint deployment with U.S. troops in Syria’s Manbij: Turkish official
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has proposed to the United States that Kurdish YPG fighters withdraw to east of the Euphrates river in Syria and that Turkish and U.S. troops be stationed together in the country’s Manbij area, a Turkish official said on Frida…
Brazil Senate chief confirms security intervention in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate President Eunício de Oliveira confirmed on Friday that the federal government will intervene to improve security in the state of Rio de Janeiro, which has been struggling to contain a wave of violence.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa set to outline priorities in key speech
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is expected to give more details about how he plans to tackle corruption and boost economic growth on Friday, when he delivers his first state of the nation address.
