UK says EU offers restricted post-Brexit residency rights to Britons
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union has proposed that Britons living in the bloc after Brexit will only have the right to stay in the country where they are resident when Britain leaves, Brexit minister David Davis said in a letter on Wednesday.
Iranian president names three women to government posts after criticism
(Reuters) – Iranian president Hassan Rouhani appointed two women vice-presidents on Wednesday, but made no changes to an all-male list of cabinet ministers criticized by reformists for its lack of female representation.
Cash-strapped Zimbabwe plans $1 billion Robert Mugabe university
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s cash-strapped government plans to build a $1 billion university named after 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe, the higher education minister said on Wednesday, a move that was quickly criticized by the opposition as a wa…
U.S. slaps new sanctions on Venezuela, fugitive mayor defiant
CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington imposed sanctions on eight Venezuelan officials on Wednesday for their role in creating an all-powerful legislative body loyal to President Nicolas Maduro, while a mayor-turned-fugitive called for more anti-gov…
Qatar waives visas for 80 nationalities amid Gulf boycott
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar announced on Wednesday a program to allow visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries to encourage air transport and tourism amid a two-month boycott imposed on the Gulf state by its neighbors.
Time is Netanyahu’s ally in weathering Israel legal storm
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the din of criminal investigations around him as “background noise” and dismissed speculation he will be forced to resign by saying simply on Facebook: “Won’t happen.” He mig…
Berlin threatens action in Vietnam kidnap case as demand not met
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany said on Wednesday it was considering what steps to take after Vietnam failed to respond to its demand to return a former oil executive believed by Berlin to have been kidnapped by Vietnamese agents.
Referrals to UK counter-terrorism scheme double after recent attacks: police
LONDON (Reuters) – Referrals by members of the public to the British government’s counter-terrorism scheme have doubled since militants launched deadly attacks earlier this year in London and Manchester, a senior police official said on Wednesday.
Talks are only way for India, China to end standoff, Dalai Lama says
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India and China will have to resolve their prolonged military standoff in a remote Himalayan region through talks, the Dalai Lama said on Wednesday, ruling out the chance of war because it would be destructive to both parties.
German lawmaker wants security guarantees to visit Turkey: paper
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German lawmaker from the far-left Left party wants security guarantees from the German foreign ministry before embarking on a NATO-led trip to visit soldiers serving at an air base in Turkey next month.
