Poland’s Kaczynski vows ‘radical’ court reform will happen, targets private media
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party is sticking to its flagship plans for “radical” reform of the judiciary, despite seeing two bills vetoed by the president this week, PiS head Jaroslaw Kaczynski said on Thursday.
Syrian rebels reopen main border crossing with Turkey
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian opposition groups have reopened the northwestern border crossing of Bab al-Hawa with Turkey after a week-long closure caused by rebel infighting that blocked the main conduit for goods into Idlib province.
France’s Macron calls Italy’s Gentiloni to discuss STX, Libya, migration
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni received a “friendly” phone call on Thursday from French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the STX France shipyard, Libya and immigration, Gentiloni’s office said.
U.S. says Iran rocket test breaches U.N. resolution
DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran successfully tested a rocket that can deliver satellites into orbit, state television reported on Thursday, an action the United States said breaches a U.N. Security Council resolution because of its potential use in b…
Charlie Gard to be moved to a hospice to die, British judge rules
LONDON (Reuters) – Charlie Gard will spend his final hours in a hospice before the ventilator that keeps him alive is turned off, a judge ruled on Thursday, after a harrowing legal battle that prompted a debate over who has the moral right to decide th…
Russia ready to work with non-NATO states that border the Baltic: Putin
SAVONLINNA, Finland (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was ready to cooperate with neutral countries that bordered the Baltic Sea like Finland which is not part of the NATO military alliance.
Jordan’s king calls on Israel to put in trial guard who shot dead two Jordanians
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan’s King Abdullah called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to put on trial an embassy security guard who shot dead two Jordanians. He said the way the incident was handled would affect ties between the two …
Egypt’s Al-Azhar sets up advice kiosk in subway station to counter militancy
CAIRO (Reuters) – Two elderly sheikhs have set up shop at a kiosk in one of Cairo’s busiest underground stations, ready to dole out religious advice to commuters queueing outside.
Senate slaps new sanctions on Russia, putting Trump in corner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted almost unanimously on Thursday to slap new sanctions on Russia, putting President Donald Trump in a tough position by forcing him to take a hard line on Moscow or veto the legislation and infuriate his own R…
Aleppo district shows Assad’s delicate dance with Kurds
ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) – Kurdish fighters wearing the blue eagle insignia of the Asayish security force stopped the taxi entering the Sheikh Maqsoud district in Aleppo, checking papers and searching for contraband.
