Macron calls parliament to ‘Sun King’s palace, may eclipse PM
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron will address a parliamentary session for both houses next Monday, a rare event which opponents said signaled his intent to concentrate power in the presidency.
Brazil’s Supreme Court sends Temer charges to lower house
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Edson Fachin has sent corruption charges against President Michel Temer directly to the lower house of Congress, rejecting a preliminary defense request made by the president’s lawyers, according to…
U.N. rapporteur, media watchdog slam Qatar-based Al Jazeera closure demands
DUBAI (Reuters) – A United Nations expert and a media freedom watchdog on Wednesday criticized four Arab states for seeking to close Al Jazeera television in a rift with Qatar.
China says Liu Xiaobo cannot be moved from China for treatment: source
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities on Thursday told U.S., German and European Union diplomats that Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Liu Xiaobo cannot be moved to get medical treatment elsewhere due to his illness, a source briefed on the meeting…
Germany’s Gabriel urges lasting ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
KRASNODAR, Russia (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Wednesday called for Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine to extend a harvest-related ceasefire, saying it could help pave the way for a political solution.
Russia says Putin and Trump should probably talk at G20
KRASNODAR, Russia (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday it would “probably not be right” if Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump did not talk at next month’s G20 summit in Germany.
Pope tells new cardinals: be humble, help poor, fight injustice
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis elevated five senior clerics from outside Italy and the Vatican to the top rank of cardinal on Wednesday, urging them to be humble and not forget refugees and victims of war, terrorism and injustice.
Revived U.S. travel ban sows confusion, anger in Middle East
ANKARA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing partial implementation of President Donald Trump’s travel ban has stirred anger and confusion in parts of the Middle East, with would-be visitors worried about their travel plans and t…
U.S. says its warning appears to have averted Syrian chemical attack
BRUSSELS/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Wednesday that the Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad appeared so far to have heeded a warning this week from Washington not to carry out a chemical weapons attack.
South Sudan deports three U.S. citizens who served in military
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) – South Sudan has deported three U.S. citizens, two of whom served in the military and a third who deserted, U.S. and South Sudanese officials said on Wednesday, another chapter in an unusual tale of unofficial foreign interve…
