Don’t scrap war crimes court, U.S. warns Kosovo
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Any move by Kosovo to scrap a war crimes court linked to its independence struggle would seriously undermine relations with friendly western nations, its main backer the United States said on Friday.
U.N. Security Council imposes new sanctions on North Korea
UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Friday unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea following its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test, a move that analysts said could have a significant impact on the isolate…
U.S. backs re-election of Honduran president despite misgivings
WASHINGTON/TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The United States on Friday backed the re-election of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, a conservative and U.S. ally, who was certified the winner of last month’s presidential contest despite widespread misgi…
U.N. evacuates refugees to Italy from Libya for first time
PRATICA DI MARE, Italy (Reuters) – The United Nations began bringing African refugees to Italy from Libya on Friday, evacuating them from detention centers whose conditions have been condemned by humanitarian groups as inhumane.
Arab states believe U.S. aid secure despite defying Trump Jerusalem move
AMMAN/CAIRO (Reuters) – Leading Arab allies threatened with cuts in aid by Donald Trump said on Friday they had no choice but to defy the U.S. president over his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, and did not believe he would follow through….
Uzbek leader says he will curb power of state security service
TASHKENT (Reuters) – Uzbek president Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Friday he would reform the Central Asian nation’s state security service, adding that its power had become excessive under his predecessor Islam Karimov.
Danish police charge Syrian man with attempted terrorism
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish Police have charged a 30-year-old Syrian man, an asylum-seeker to Sweden, with attempting to commit a “terrorist act” in Copenhagen in November 2016, according to a police statement.
Two Palestinians killed in anti-U.S. protests after U.N. vote on Jerusalem: health official
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot dead at least two Palestinians on Friday, a Gaza health official said, as protests intensified against Washington’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
U.S. backs re-election of Honduran president despite dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday backed the re-election of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, a U.S. ally, who was certified the winner in last month’s presidential contest in Honduras despite allegations of fraud by the oppos…
Spain’s crisis re-ignited as Catalan separatists win vote
BARCELONA/MADRID (Reuters) – Separatists looked set on Friday to regain power in Catalonia after voters rejected Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s attempt to neuter its independence movement, instead re-igniting the country’s biggest political cri…
