Putin says sanctions, pressure alone won’t resolve North Korea crisis
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia/SEOUL (Reuters) – Resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis is impossible with sanctions and pressure alone, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday after meeting his South Korean counterpart, adding that the impact of cu…
German anti-immigrant candidate walks out of TV debate
BERLIN (Reuters) – One of the top candidates for the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in this month’s election walked out of a live television debate on Tuesday night after being accused of failing to distance herself from right-winge…
Pope Francis plane shifts course to avoid Hurricane Irma
ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis flew out of Italy on Wednesday headed for Colombia, with his plane forced to change route because of Hurricane Irma, which is powering across the northern Caribbean.
U.N. warns of catastrophe as Myanmar Rohingya exodus nears 150,000
YANGON/SHAMLAPUR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Nearly 150,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh in less than two weeks, officials said on Wednesday after the United Nations chief warned there is a risk of ethnic cleansing in the former Burma …
EU court says Eastern states cannot refuse to take refugees
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union’s highest court dismissed complaints on Wednesday by Slovakia and Hungary about EU migration policy, upholding Brussels’ right to force member states to take in asylum seekers.
China brushes off Vietnam protests over South China Sea drills
HANOI (Reuters) – China on Wednesday dismissed Vietnamese condemnation of its military live-fire exercises in the disputed South China Sea, saying it was acting within its sovereign rights.
Putin says progress on North Korea impossible without dialogue
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia/SEOUL (Reuters) – Resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis is impossible with sanctions and pressure alone, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after meeting his South Korean counterpart on Wednesday, again urging dialogue to ach…
EU court dismisses Hungary, Slovak case against taking refugees
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union’s top court dismissed complaints on Wednesday by Slovakia and Hungary about EU migration policy, upholding Brussels’ right to force member states to take in asylum seekers.
Modi says India shares Myanmar’s concern about ‘extremist violence’
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that India shared Myanmar’s concern about “extremist violence” in its Rakhine state, where a security force operation against Muslim rebels has sent about 125,000 people fleeing to Ba…
Turkish police kill would-be suicide bomber near police station: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police shot dead a would-be suicide bomber who was set to attack a police station in the Mediterranean city of Mersin on Wednesday, the Dogan news agency reported.
