HRW says Trump is ‘disaster’ for human rights, fuels authoritarians
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s record on human rights in his first year in office has been a “disaster” and has encouraged oppression by authoritarian leaders from China to Russia, the head of Human Rights Watch said in an interview on…
China is a disruptive force, U.S. Pacific military chief says
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. military’s Pacific command called China a disruptive power in the Indo-Pacific region on Thursday and urged countries in the area to build capabilities and work together to ensure free and open seas.
Russian police search St Petersburg HQ of opposition leader Navalny
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police searched the campaign headquarters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St Petersburg on Thursday ahead of a presidential election on March 18, a video feed streamed live to the Internet by Navalny’s supporters showe…
Pope’s help sought in Peru on Incan temple taken during conquest
LIMA (Reuters) – In his 2015 trip to Bolivia, Pope Francis asked for forgiveness for the “grave sins” committed against native people in the Americas in the name of the Catholic Church.
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa announces election in four to five months
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe will hold elections in four to five months, a newspaper on Thursday quoted President Emmerson Mnangagwa as saying, the first time since independence the southern African state will conduct a vote that does not involve Robert…
Syrians displaced by Idlib assault take shelter near Turkey
KELBIT CAMP, Syria (Reuters) – When fighting drove Bahr Diab from his home in southern Idlib last month, it was the fourth time he and his family had been displaced since the start of Syria’s seemingly endless conflict.
‘Pyongyang Olympics?’ Backlash reveals changing attitudes in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – An agreement between South and North Korea to march under a unity flag and field a joint ice hockey team at next month’s Olympics was met by sharp criticism from many in the South on Thursday, highlighting changing attitudes toward th…
More Rohingya flee Myanmar as Bangladesh prepares to start repatriation
TEKNAF, Bangladesh (Reuters) – More than 100 Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar since Wednesday, with the latest refugees saying army operations are continuing in troubled Rakhine State, raising doubts about plans to send back 6…
Gunmen in Pakistan kill two women working to eradicate polio
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Gunmen in Pakistan shot and killed two women working on a polio eradication campaign on Thursday, the latest in a string of attacks on efforts to protect children from the crippling and sometimes deadly disease.
Czech PM Babis, wary of who becomes president, rushes to form new government
PRAGUE (Reuters) – New Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis is rushing to form a new government, possibly by the end of February, before a new presidential term begins.
