Brazil will not shut border to Venezuelans, seeks to organize flow
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil will not block Venezuelans from entering the country through the border in the northern state of Roraima, but has launched a task force to organize the flow and provide resources for cities and states dealing with the refug…
Hong Kong Catholics step up opposition to Vatican deal with Beijing
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Catholics in Hong Kong stepped up their opposition to a deal between the Vatican and Beijing on Monday with an all-night prayer vigil and an open letter warning of dire consequences for the faithful in the communist country.
Oxfam must show ‘moral leadership’ after Haiti scandal: UK minister
LONDON (Reuters) – British charity Oxfam needs to rebuild the public’s trust after apologizing for the “appalling” behavior of its staff in Haiti in 2011, foreign aid minister Penny Mordaunt said on Monday.
EU should be firm with Britain but not punish it, French spokesman says
PARIS (Reuters) – Europeans should take a firm line in negotiations over Britain’s exit from the European Union but not seek to punish or humiliate London, the French government’s spokesman said on Monday.
Pence raises prospect of talks with North Korea while applying ‘maximum pressure’
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has appeared to endorse deeper post-Olympics engagement between South and North Korea that could lead to direct U.S. talks, but has agreed with Seoul that sanctions must be intensified to push Pyongyang to…
Putin discusses Middle East peace process with Trump by phone: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he had spoken to U.S. President Donald Trump by telephone and discussed efforts to bridge differences between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Russian news agencies reported.
Factbox: Who could wield the knife? Scenarios for a Merkel exit
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel is heading into her final term as German chancellor, a close ally conceded on Monday, intensifying the jockeying over the succession to Europe’s most powerful leader.
Deputy head of Oxfam quits as Haiti sex scandal escalates
LONDON (Reuters) – The deputy head of Oxfam resigned on Monday over what she said was the British charity’s failure to adequately respond to past allegations of sexual misconduct by some of its staff in Haiti and Chad.
Son urges Iran to free jailed Iranian-American as health deteriorates
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The son of an 81-year-old Iranian-American jailed in Iran urged the authorities on Monday to allow his father to serve his sentence at home after he was admitted to hospital for a second time in a week.
Ukraine deports opposition leader Saakashvili to Poland
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili was deported to Poland on Monday, the Ukrainian border service said, after he was detained in a Kiev restaurant by law enforcement agents in camouflage.
