U.N. rights team warns Mexico of ‘crisis’ in journalists’ safety
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Monday the Mexican government is struggling to keep journalists safe and prosecute their oppressors, after officials toured regions of the country that are among the most dangerous in the world for rep…
OAS refuses to back Honduran results after vote count chaos
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The Organization of American States on Monday said it could not be sure Honduras’ president won a second term in an election last week, citing irregularities and errors in the process and calling for a recount of nearly a third …
U.S., foreign officials warn Trump not to call Jerusalem Israel’s capital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The possibility that U.S. President Donald Trump may recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital has stirred opposition from U.S. and foreign officials who fear it could unleash violence.
Exclusive: Trump names career diplomat to head Cuban embassy – sources
HAVANA (Reuters) – The Trump administration has named career diplomat Philip Goldberg to head the all-but-abandoned U.S. embassy in Havana, according to three sources familiar with the matter, at a time of heightened tensions between the United States …
‘Kiss of death’ to two-state solution if Jerusalem declared Israel capital: PLO envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A formal U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel would be the “kiss of death” to the two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Palestine Liberation Organization’s chief representative in Washingto…
Israeli missiles target Syrian military facility near Damascus: Syrian state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state media on Monday said Israel had fired missiles at a Syrian military facility in the Damascus countryside, adding that Syrian air defense systems had intercepted three of the missiles.
On foreign policy, lets stop waiting for U.S. decisions, German minister says
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel will on Tuesday urge his country to become more assertive on foreign policy issues and less dependent on the United States, according to excerpts of a speech he is due to give, cited by the news…
France’s Macron tells Trump concerned over Jerusalem plans
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron told U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday that he was worried about the possibility that the United States could unilaterally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Macron’s office said in a st…
Former Egypt premier says he’s ‘fine’ and still mulling election bid
CAIRO (Reuters) – Former Egyptian prime minister Ahmed Shafik, who returned home from the United Arab Emirates in mysterious circumstances after announcing his bid for Egypt’s presidency, told Reuters on Monday he was “fine” but was prevented from sayi…
Somalia’s peacekeeping mission could be hurt by cut in force size: mission chief
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The African Union’s plan to trim its Somalia peacekeeping force (AMISOM) will hurt the mission unless extra equipment is found to offset the troop decrease, the mission’s leader told Reuters on Monday.
