Exclusive: Armed group stopping migrant boats leaving Libya
TUNIS/ROME (Reuters) – An armed group is stopping migrant boats from setting off across the Mediterranean from a city west of Tripoli that has been a springboard for people smugglers, causing a sudden drop in departures over the past month, sources in …
Russia hails progress in Syria conflict, ups bombing runs
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Monday hailed what it said was “a dramatic shift” in the Syria conflict, saying that the Syrian army, with Moscow’s help, was well on its way to pushing militants out of the central part of the country.
Venezuela prepares world summit to defend new legislative body
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela is preparing an international summit to rally support for an all-powerful lawmaking body, whose recent creation drew widespread foreign condemnation as a power grab by leftist President Nicolas Maduro.
Spanish police say ‘shot down’ person, public TV says it is Barcelona attack suspect
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spanish police said they had “shot down” a person on Monday who appeared to be wearing an explosive belt and Spanish public television said the man was the suspected perpetrator of last week’s Barcelona van attack.
Pope says migrants’ rights should override national security concerns
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged political leaders on Monday to defend migrants, saying their safety should take precedence over national security concerns and that they should not be subjected to collective deportations.
Refugees in Rome protest eviction, seek help from city hall
ROME (Reuters) – Dozens of refugees on Monday protested their eviction from a central Rome office building where they had been squatting for years in the latest example of tension as authorities deal with an influx of migrants.
Philippines’ Duterte says there could have been abuses in war on drugs
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said there could have been abuses in his government’s war on drugs and ordered the police to take custody of officers who were involved in the killing of a high school student last week….
Europe wary of security infrastructure despite vehicle attacks
LONDON (Reuters) – Europe has experienced around a dozen cases of drivers using a car or truck to plow into pedestrians like last week’s attack in Barcelona, but cities have not rushed to mitigate the risks by changing their layout.
U.S. drone crashes in southeast Turkey: air base statement
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A U.S. drone crashed in southeast Turkey on Monday and the cause of the crash was being investigated, according to a statement on the website of the Incirlik air base in Turkey.
Serbia recalls embassy staff from Macedonia
OBRENOVAC, Serbia (Reuters) – Serbia recalled its embassy staff from Macedonia on Monday in protest at “offensive actions” which coincided with reports that Skopje was joining diplomatic efforts to secure Kosovo membership of the U.N. cultural agency U…
