German parties see momentum in coalition talks despite lingering divisions
BERLIN (Reuters) – German parties cited progress on Friday after three weeks of talks about a three-way coalition, with their leaders due to thrash out remaining differences over transport and climate on Sunday.
Burundi rejects International Criminal Court war crimes investigation
AMSTERDAM/NAIROBI (Reuters) – Burundi said on Friday it will refuse to cooperate with an International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into war crimes prosecutors suspect were committed by forces loyal to President Pierre Nkurunziza’s government ag…
Pope, in change from predecessors, condemns nuclear arsenals for deterrence
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis appeared to harden the Catholic Church’s teaching against nuclear weapons on Friday, saying countries should not stockpile them even for the purpose of deterrence.
EU parliament questions independence of police, judiciary in Malta
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers have raised concerns over money laundering in Malta and the independence of its police and judiciary in a draft resolution, stepping up pressure on the island after the assassination of an investigative jou…
Man deliberately rams car into students in southern France, three hurt
TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) – A man deliberately drove his car into a group of people outside a school near Toulouse in southern France on Friday, injuring three Chinese students, police sources said.
Hezbollah says Saudi declares Lebanon war with Hariri detention
BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) – Hezbollah’s leader said on Friday that Saudi Arabia had declared war on Lebanon and his Iran-backed group, accusing Riyadh of detaining Saad al-Hariri and forcing him to resign as Lebanon’s prime minister to destabilize the cou…
Saudi-led coalition opens Yemen border crossing; aid agencies warn of famine
ADEN/GENEVA (Reuters) – The Saudi-led military coalition fighting against Yemen’s Houthi movement reopened a land border crossing, partly easing a blockade imposed earlier this week, but aid agencies warned of famine and a health catastrophe if other p…
Hezbollah says Saudi declares war on Lebanon, detains Hariri
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah’s leader said on Friday that Saudi Arabia had declared war on Lebanon and his Iran-backed group, accusing Riyadh of detaining Saad al-Hariri and forcing him to resign as Lebanon’s prime minister to destabilize the country.
TPP trade pact in disarray as Canada holds up talks
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – Efforts to revive the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal foundered on Friday when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau failed to show up for a meeting to agree a path forward without the United States.
Russia to amend law to classify U.S. media ‘foreign agents’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s parliament warned on Friday some U.S. and other foreign media could be declared “foreign agents” and obliged to regularly declare full details of their funding, finances and staffing.
