Germany sees jump in citizenship applications from U.S.
BERLIN (Reuters) – German consulates in the United States have seen a significant rise in requests for citizenship since November 2016, when Donald Trump was elected president, data collected by the German foreign ministry shows.
Pope urges Colombia to hold steady on path to peace
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Thursday urged Colombians to shun vengeance following a bloody 50-year war with guerrillas but challenged the country’s leaders to enact just laws to resolve the causes of inequality that lead to violence.
Spain to charge Catalan MPs over plans for independence vote
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish prosecutors said on Thursday they would bring criminal charges against members of Catalonia’s parliament, as Madrid moved to crush the region’s plans for an independence referendum.
May’s government pushes Brexit bill to avoid ‘chaotic’ departure
LONDON (Reuters) – Brexit minister David Davis called on parliament on Thursday to back legislation to sever Britain’s political, financial and legal ties with the European Union, saying that opposing the bill would lead to chaos.
Some Syrian schools erase Assad but tensions rise over Kurdish
HAZIMA, Syria (Reuters) – The few bullet-marked schools Islamic State did not flatten or booby trap around its former Syrian stronghold of Raqqa are buzzing for the first time in years with the sound of children learning.
Moldova sends troops to NATO drills despite presidential veto
CHISINAU (Reuters) – The Moldovan government said on Thursday it has sent 57 servicemen to Ukraine to participate in military exercises starting this week, deepening a row with the pro-Russian president who had vetoed the move.
The millionaire socialist who may be Norway’s next prime minister
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s next prime minister could be a man born into wealth and privilege who became the unlikely leader of the Labour Party, the political home of the working class.
Israel hits Syrian site said to be linked to chemical weapons
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel attacked a military site in Syria’s Hama province early on Thursday, the Syrian army said, and a war monitoring group said the target could be linked to chemical weapons production.
Spain to bring criminal charges against Catalan parliament members
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government on Thursday took steps to prevent a referendum on independence for Catalonia from going ahead on Oct.1 and to prepare criminal charges against regional lawmakers who had voted to hold the ballot.
China agrees U.N. action, and talk, needed to end North Korea crisis
BEIJING/VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) – China agreed on Thursday that the United Nations should take more action against North Korea after its latest nuclear test, while also pushing for dialogue to help resolve the standoff.
