Tillerson sees tough talks with Turkey on northern Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will press Turkey to rein in its military operation in northern Syria during a visit to the NATO ally next week, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
Italy vote campaign heats up as 5-Star takes aim at Berlusconi
ROME (Reuters) – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Friday he would sue the leader of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement for calling him “a traitor to the country,” in an increasingly bitter election campaign.
Tillerson sees difficult talks with Turkey on northern Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will press Turkey to rein in its military operation in northern Syria during a visit to the NATO ally next week, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
Hoping to win backing for German coalition, SPD boss drops foreign minister plan
BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), Martin Schulz, gave up plans on Friday to become the country’s next foreign minister, hoping to shore up support among his party’s members for a new ‘grand coalition’ with Angela Merkel…
U.S. sanctions three people, three firms for supporting Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it had imposed sanctions on three people and three companies in the Philippines, Turkey and Somalia that supported the Islamic State militant group, including a business that procured parts for un…
Colombia’s FARC temporarily suspend campaign amid angry protests
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s former FARC rebel group, now a political party, on Friday temporarily suspended its presidential and legislative election campaigns due to security concerns after angry protests disrupted their campaign stops.
Cardinal says Vatican-China deal would put Catholics in communist cage
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A senior Catholic cardinal accused the Vatican on Friday of acting “unfaithfully” in its rapprochement with China, saying it would put the country’s some 12 million faithful in a bird cage controlled by the Communist Party.
Philippines to ask airlines to bring Filipinos home after Kuwait deaths
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines will ask its private airlines to evacuate its nationals from Kuwait within 72 hours after the discovery of a Filipino migrant worker dead in a freezer, the latest in what Manila calls a pattern of abuse in the Gulf st…
Bombing at mosque in Libya’s Benghazi kills two, wounds 55: medics
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Two people were killed and 55 wounded in a twin bombing inside a mosque in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, medics said.
German SPD leader bows to party criticism, says won’t be foreign minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – Martin Schulz, leader of the Social Democrats (SPD), abandoned a plan on Friday to serve as German foreign minister, seeking to end a party row over his role and boost support among members for a new ‘grand coalition’ with Angela Mer…
