Ireland’s Varadkar says reassured by UK PM May over DUP deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said he had been reassured by British Prime Minister Theresa May that her plan to form a government with support from a Northern Irish party would not destabilize power in the province.
In Greece, refugee women and children live in limbo
CHIOS, Greece (Reuters) – Thousands of refugee woman and children are living in limbo in Greece, waiting for the day they will be reunited with their families in other European countries.
Fire at French nuclear reactor, safety body says radiation
PARIS (Reuters) – A fire broke out on the roof of a nuclear reactor at the Bugey plant in central-eastern France, the country’s nuclear regulator ASN said on Monday.
Wave of anti-refugee populism is receding: aid expert
GENEVA (Reuters) – A “negative, xenophobic” wave of anti-refugee populism is receding in Europe and such sentiment will go the same way in the United States too, a veteran humanitarian worker told Reuters on Monday.
Iraqi journalist killed, 3 French wounded after Mosul mine: sources
PARIS/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – An Iraqi journalist was killed and three French reporters were wounded after a mine exploded in Mosul, where they were covering an advance by Iraqi forces against Islamic State militants, France 2 television and a diplomat…
Car rams police van on Paris’ Champs Elysees, driver dead
PARIS (Reuters) – A man deliberately rammed a car carrying weapons and explosives into a police van as it drove in a convoy down Paris’s Champs Elysees avenue on Monday, officials said.
White House says it retains right to self-defense in Syria; Moscow warns Washington
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday that coalition forces fighting Islamic State militants in Syria retained the right to self-defense as Russia warned it viewed any planes flying in its area of operations as potential targets….
Ministers at OAS meeting fail to agree on Venezuela resolution
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from across the Americas failed to reach agreement at a meeting on Monday on a resolution criticizing the government of Venezuela, which saw more violent protests in its capital as the discussions deadlocked…
France’s Le Pen calls for orderly debate after FN’s lukewarm election showing
PARIS (Reuters) – French far-right leader Marine Le Pen called for an orderly debate on Monday as her National Front party launched an inquest into a disappointing election performance and a policy review which could lead to it softening its hostility …
Singapore PM apologies for harm caused by family feud over house
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong apologized on Monday that a dispute with his siblings over their late father Lee Kuan Yew’s will has had an impact on citizens’ confidence in the government.
