German Social Democrats face pressure over coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) faced pressure on Wednesday to consider offering coalition talks to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives to settle the worst political crisis in modern German history.
U.S. calls Myanmar operation against Rohingya ‘ethnic cleansing’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday labeled the Myanmar military operation against the Rohingya population “ethnic cleansing” and said it would consider targeted sanctions against those responsible.
Italian left’s efforts to stop migrants may backfire at election
ROME (Reuters) – A deal with Libya that has slashed the number of migrants reaching Italy could scupper the ruling center Democratic Party’s (PD) already dwindling hopes of staying in power next year as it is opposed by the PD’s potential coalition par…
Russia’s Putin says ‘new stage’ reached in Syria, concessions needed
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday a “new stage” had been reached in the Syria crisis but achieving a political solution would require compromises from all sides, including the Syrian government.
Pope to meet head of Myanmar army and Rohingya refugees: Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will meet the head of Myanmar’s army on a visit to the country and Rohingya refugees while he is in Bangladesh, both late additions to his tour of the two countries next week.
Kremlin vows to stand up for Russian billionaire arrested in France
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Wednesday it will spare no effort to defend the rights of Suleiman Kerimov, a Russian businessman and lawmaker who was arrested in the French Riviera resort of Nice in connection with a French tax evasion case.
Somalia says it requested U.S. air strike which killed 100 militants
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s government said on Wednesday it had requested the U.S. air strike which killed more than 100 suspected militants on the previous day to help pave the way for an upcoming ground offensive against Islamist militant group a…
Thailand arrests woman wanted over deadly 2015 bombing at shrine
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Police in Thailand on Wednesday arrested a woman wanted in connection with a 2015 bombing in Bangkok that killed 20 people, 14 of them foreign tourists.
Ex-Bosnian Serb commander Mladic convicted of genocide, gets life in prison
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A U.N. tribunal on Wednesday convicted ex-Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic of genocide and crimes against humanity for massacres of Bosnian Muslims and ethnic cleansing campaigns to forge a “Greater Serbia”, and jailed…
Lebanon’s PM Hariri shelves resignation, easing crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri on Wednesday shelved his decision to resign as prime minister at the request of President Michel Aoun, easing a crisis that had deepened tensions in the Middle East.
