Mexicans’ positive view of the U.S. collapses in Trump era: poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexicans’ positive image of the United States has fallen to its lowest level since at least 2002, with about two-thirds of people viewing the country led by President Donald Trump unfavorably, according to a poll released on Thu…
No country for migrant stowaways caught on ferry between Ukraine and Turkey
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Twelve migrants, apparently from North Africa, have been sailing to and fro on a Danish passenger ferry between Istanbul and Odessa for the last seven weeks locked in four cabins, with no country willing to take them.
Hungary’s Fidesz prepares campaign against ‘Soros plan’ for migrants
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, preparing for elections next April, promised on Thursday to highlight what it called a plan by billionaire financier George Soros to bring millions of migrants into Europe.
U.S. to extend Iran sanctions relief under nuclear deal: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday will announce that it will extend wide sanctions relief for Iran under the 2015 nuclear deal, sources familiar with the matter said, but no decision on whether to preserve the deal itself has yet bee…
Iraq MPs votes to oust Kirkuk governor days before referendum
BAGHDAD/KIRKUK (Reuters) – Iraq’s parliament on Thursday voted to remove the governor of Kirkuk, a staunch supporter of Kurdish independence, just days before a referendum on whether to split from Baghdad.
Turkey feels betrayed by EU over accession but still wants to join the club
LONDON (Reuters) – Turkey feels betrayed by European Union leaders who have said accession talks should be scrapped but it still hopes to eventually join the bloc, Turkish EU Minister Omer Celik said on Thursday.
Kremlin accuses West of ‘whipping up hysteria’ over Russian war games
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia accused the West on Thursday of “whipping up hysteria” over large-scale military exercises underway in eastern Europe and denied charges that they were being conducted with a lack of transparency.
At least 50 killed in suicide attacks in southern Iraq: officials
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The death toll from suicide attacks in a southern Iraqi city on Thursday had risen to 50 people, with more than 80 wounded, a health official and police sources said.
Ukraine gives cautious welcome to Putin’s peacekeepers offer
BERLIN (Reuters) – Ukraine on Thursday welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s declared openness to deployment of United Nations peacekeepers in separatist-controlled areas of eastern Ukraine, but said Russian troops must not join such an operation…
Russia says close to Syria deal with Turkey, Iran
ASTANA (Reuters) – Russia, Turkey and Iran are close to finalizing an agreement on creating four de-escalation zones in Syria, a senior Russian negotiator said on Thursday.
