Demoralized and divided: inside Catalonia’s police force
BARCELONA (Reuters) – With the Spanish government ready to take over the running of Catalonia on Friday, the loyalty of the local police to Madrid or to the Catalan cause will be tested if they are ordered to drag their former political masters from of…
Missing persons agency opens high-tech global HQ in Netherlands
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The organization that identified tens of thousands of victims from the Balkan wars of the 1990s opened a new global headquarters in the Netherlands on Tuesday from where it will take on new cases around the world.
Trump administration to add new screening for refugees: document
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration will require all refugees to provide information about their whereabouts going back a decade, twice as long as before, during screening for admission to the United States, starting on Wednesday, …
New wave of cyber attacks hits Ukraine and Russia
KIEV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Cyber attacks using malware called “BadRabbit” hit Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday, causing flight delays at Ukraine’s Odessa airport and affecting several media outlets in Russia, including the Interfax news agency.
Airlines get ready for new U.S. security rules from Thursday
(This October 25 story has been refiled to clarify that IATA CEO remarks referred to March rules)
Malawi vigilante arrests rise to 200 in vampire scare
LILONGWE (Reuters) – Police in Malawi have arrested 200 suspected members of vigilante mobs that have been killing people they believe are vampires, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
Ireland welcomes home student who spent four years in an Egyptian jail
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish student Ibrahim Halawa was greeted by cheering crowds at Dublin Airport on Tuesday as he arrived home following his acquittal last month in a four-year mass trial.
Myanmar, Bangladesh agree to cooperate on Rohingya refugee repatriation
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Myanmar and Bangladesh on Tuesday agreed to cooperate on the repatriation of Rohingya refugees and took steps to boost border security as relations between the neighbors have been strained by the continuing flow of refugees into B…
New cyber attacks hit airport, metro in Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Cyber attacks hit Ukraine’s Odessa airport and the metro system in Kiev on Tuesday, with the state-run Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) saying a new wave of hacks was hitting the country and asking transport networks to be on pa…
Catalan secessionists mull snap election as Madrid hangs tough
MADRID (Reuters) – Secessionist leaders in Catalonia may call a snap election in an attempt to break the deadlock with Madrid over independence, a senior local politician said on Tuesday, but Spanish authorities made clear that would not be enough.
