France expects slow but massive impact from labor reforms: minister
PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron’s labor reforms will be slow to bear fruit but eventually have a massive impact on France’s stubbornly high unemployment, his labor minister said Tuesday after data showed a slowdown in new job creation.
Denmark’s government at risk in row with nationalists over Syrian refugees
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Demands from the nationalist Danish People’s Party (DF) that Syrian refugees be sent home as soon as possible are threatening to bring down the country’s centre-right minority government.
Be careful, murdered Iranian activist’s daughter tells European exiles
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The daughter of an Iranian Arab activist killed in the Netherlands last month linked his death to political conflict in the Middle East, and warned other exiles in Europe to be on their guard.
Two dead in Gaza blast, Israeli military denies it carried out an attack
GAZA (Reuters) – Two Palestinian Islamic Jihad militants riding on a motorcycle in Gaza were killed in an explosion on Tuesday, health officials said. Israel’s military denied accounts by local residents that they were killed in an air strike.
Turkey chides Arabs for ‘weak’ reaction ahead of Jerusalem summit
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey criticized what it said was a feeble Arab reaction to the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, saying on the eve of Wednesday’s Muslim summit in Istanbul that some Arab countries were scared of an…
Hundreds of thousands in Israel mourn 104-year-old ultra-Orthodox rabbi
BNEI BRAK, Israel (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews crammed into the streets of a Tel Aviv suburb on Tuesday to mourn a 104-year-old rabbi who had significantly influenced a succession of Israeli coalition governments.
Make EU gentleman’s agreement with Britain binding: EU lawmakers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament will insist on quickly making the deal reached between the European Union and Britain on divorce terms legally binding, worried London may not honor a gentleman’s agreement, the parliament’s chief Brexit coo…
War-scarred neighborhoods in Ukraine’s rebel-held Donetsk
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ruined houses, shell craters and deserted streets – this is a typical scene in the Oktyabrsky district of Donetsk, the largest city of Ukraine’s pro-Russian rebel region that bears the same name.
Macron seeks climate action after U.S. withdrawal from Paris accord
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron is urging wealthy countries and global companies to commit more funds to combating global warming and help poorer nations deal with the impact of climate change.
China warns against livestreaming after ‘rooftopper’ falls to death
BEIJING (Reuters) – A young Chinese climbing enthusiast’s fatal fall from a skyscraper while making a selfie video on a $15,000 “rooftopping” dare has spurred warnings by state media against the perils of livestreaming.
