German government takes shape as SPD names ministers
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats on Friday named two seasoned pro-European politicians to key posts in a new government, with Hamburg Mayor Olaf Scholz to become finance minister in Europe’s largest economy and Heiko Maas becoming foreign …
U.S.’s Tillerson says Kenya should not stifle media, threaten courts
NAIROBI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday in Nairobi that he had shared his concerns with Kenya’s president about the importance of democracy and said the government should not stifle the media and threaten the courts.
Indian police arrest hard-line Hindu activist for journalist’s murder
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian police arrested a member of a hard-line Hindu group on Friday for the murder of a journalist late last year, officials said.
Tillerson says Kenya should not stifle media, threaten courts
NAIROBI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday that he had shared his concerns with Kenya’s president about the importance of democracy and said the government should not stifle the media and threaten the courts.
Aid convoy delivers food in Syria’s besieged Ghouta despite bombardment
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An emergency aid convoy crossed front lines into the besieged rebel enclave of eastern Ghouta and delivered its supplies on Friday, braving shellfire and air strikes in the area amid a fierce government offensive.
Tensions build in new, ‘explosive’ German coalition
BERLIN (Reuters) – Fault lines are emerging in Germany’s new government before ministers have even held their first cabinet meeting, with tensions over the sequencing and extent of reforms already pulling at the fragile coalition.
In blow to minorities, Pakistani court orders citizens to declare religion
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani court ruled on Friday that all citizens must declare their religion when applying for identity documents, a move human rights advocates say is another blow for the country’s persecuted minority communities.
British firms hope for halcyon days ahead of royal wedding
STOKE-ON-TRENT, England (Reuters) – After nearly 70 years of producing royal merchandise, British luxury gift manufacturer Halcyon Days is hoping the upcoming wedding of Prince Harry and his U.S. fiancee Meghan Markle will be a happy one for them as we…
Italian election lays bare gaping north-south divide
ROME (Reuters) – Long divided along economic lines, Italy is now also politically cleft after Sunday’s elections, with the anti-elite 5-Star Movement triumphing in the underdeveloped south and the right predominating in the wealthy north.
Spanish court says proposed Catalan leader must stay in jail
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Supreme Court on Friday turned down a request by Catalan regional presidential candidate Jordi Sanchez to be allowed out of jail to attend a parliamentary session to swear in a new leader, in a further blow to the region’s bi…
