Polish lawmakers back draft Holocaust law, U.S. voices concern
WARSAW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Polish lawmakers approved draft legislation on Thursday penalizing suggestions of any complicity by Poland in the Nazi Holocaust on its soil during World War Two, defying criticism by Israel and the United States.
Fire at Japanese senior welfare residence kills 11
TOKYO (Reuters) – Eleven people were killed in a fire at a low-rent residence in northern Japan that mainly housed elderly people on welfare, police said on Thursday. Five people were rescued.
Fujimori’s son says will back president, breaks with opposition
LIMA (Reuters) – The son of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori said on Wednesday that he would form a new political group to support the executive branch as President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and his center-right government grow increasingly isola…
Philippine security forces capture top Maoist guerrilla leader
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine security forces arrested the head of the Communist movement’s armed wing following President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to target guerrilla leaders after peace talks collapsed, police and human rights lawyers said on Thursday…
Israel rejects U.N. report on companies linked to settlements
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights office said on Wednesday it had identified 206 companies doing business linked to unlawful Israeli settlements in the West Bank and it urged them to avoid any complicity in “pervasive” violations again…
Eleven people killed in fire at Japanese seniors welfare facility: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) – Eleven people were killed and five were rescued in a fire at a facility to support senior people on welfare in northern Japan late on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK said.
U.S. voices concern about Poland’s proposed Holocaust law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Wednesday urged Poland to re-evaluate a draft law that would make it illegal to suggest Poland bore any responsibility for crimes against humanity committed by Nazi Germany on its soil during World Wa…
Reuters reporters arrested in Myanmar due to appear in court
YANGON (Reuters) – Two Reuters journalists accused of violating Myanmar’s colonial-era Official Secrets Act are due in court on Thursday as the prosecution presents more witnesses, while a defense lawyer has said the judge will rule on a bail request.
UK and EU set for clash over citizens’ rights during transition
WUHAN, China (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May has warned that European Union citizens arriving in Britain after Brexit next year may lose some rights, setting up a clash with the EU over their treatment during any transition period.
France reinforces financial support for Tunisia as Macron visits
TUNIS (Reuters) – France said on Wednesday that it would provide Tunisia with more than 272 million euros ($338 million) in new financing as it seeks to bolster the North African nation’s democratic transition.
