Mexico Senate committees pass controversial security bill
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican Senate committees on Wednesday approved a controversial security bill that human rights groups say risks granting excessive power to the armed forces in their already checkered role in combating organized crime in the co…
Toronto airport requires extra security checks after ‘customs breach’
TORONTO (Reuters) – Some U.S.-bound flights from Toronto’s main international airport were delayed on Wednesday afternoon due to an incident that prompted authorities to require some passengers to go through customs a second time, a spokeswoman said.
Ecuador court sentences VP to six years in jail in Odebrecht graft case
QUITO (Reuters) – An Ecuadorean court on Wednesday sentenced Vice President Jorge Glas to six years in jail after finding him guilty of receiving bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht [ODBCT.UL] in return for handing the scandal-ridden …
Merkel’s conservatives keen, but SPD still coy on German government talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives said they were willing to open formal talks on forming a government with Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) – but her chosen partner was expected to take two more days to decide how to proceed.
Britain’s May defeated in parliament over Brexit blueprint
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s government was defeated on Wednesday, when lawmakers forced through changes to its Brexit blueprint that ministers said could endanger Britain’s departure from the European Union.
Putin must nudge Syria into U.N. peace deal, mediator says
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura urged Russia on Wednesday to convince its ally the Syrian government of the need to clinch a peace deal to end the nearly seven-year-old war.
Turkish police summon FBI official: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police summoned a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) official on Wednesday over statements made in a U.S. court by a former Turkish police investigator who fled the country last year, the state-run Anadolu Agency said.
Merkel courts Germany’s skittish SPD as talks open on government
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) held their first formal talks on forming a government with Angela Merkel’s conservatives on Wednesday, more than two months after the national election that plunged Europe’s largest economy into unacc…
Despite Tillerson overture, White House says not right time for North Korea talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – No negotiations can be held with North Korea until it improves its behavior, a White House official said on Wednesday, raising questions about U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s offer to begin talks with Pyongyang any time a…
British lawmakers defeat May’s government on Brexit law
LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers defeated Prime Minister Theresa May’s government on Wednesday, voting to change her Brexit blueprint in a move which could complicate her efforts to sever ties with the European Union.
