Thailand decorates Myanmar’s army chief amid Rohingya crisis
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand awarded Myanmar’s army chief a royal decoration on Friday amid allegations of crimes by Myanmar security forces against Rohingya Muslims that have prompted international condemnation.
U.N. urges Iran to stop executions of juveniles on death row
GENEVA (Reuters) – The top United Nations human rights official called on Iran on Friday to halt executions of young people convicted of carrying out crimes when they were under the age of 18.
Turkey indicts journalist Yucel, decides to free him pending trial: agency
ISTANBUL/BERLIN (Reuters) – German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel, who was detained in Turkey a year ago, has been indicted for alleged security offences but a court has decided to release him pending trial, state-run Turkish news agency Anadolu said o…
UK to push EU for City of London’s favored Brexit plan
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government is ready to push for the kind of Brexit plan for financial services that the City of London has long favored, but which has already run into opposition in Brussels, two government officials said on Friday.
U.S. and Turkey agree to mend ties; Turks propose joint deployment in Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States and Turkey agreed on Friday to try to rescue a strategic relationship that Washington acknowledged had reached a crisis point, with Turkey proposing a joint deployment in Syria if a U.S.-backed Kurdish militia leave…
Hungary anti-immigration bill an ‘assault on human rights’: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations on Friday labeled an anti-immigration law proposed in Hungary an “assault on human rights” and urged its government to uphold the right of freedom of association.
Western Balkan nations told to work harder to join EU
SOFIA (Reuters) – The European Union on Friday told six Western Balkan nations seeking membership that they would have to implement difficult reforms before they can be allowed to join the wealthy bloc.
Uncertainty reigns in final polls ahead of Italy election
ROME (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right bloc has a clear lead ahead of Italy’s parliamentary election on March 4 but is unlikely to win an absolute majority, a batch of final opinion polls showed on Friday, pointing to possible political dead…
Merkel sees good chance of SPD members backing coalition deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she believed there was a “fairly good chance” members of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) would approve a coalition deal with her conservative bloc.
Pakistan to send troops to Saudi Arabia to train and advise
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan is sending troops to ally Saudi Arabia on a “training and advise mission”, the military said, three years after it decided against sending soldiers to join the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.
