Rome’s 5-Star mayor launches bid to save ailing city transport firm
ROME (Reuters) – Rome’s mayor on Friday launched an attempt to save the city’s ailing public transport company from bankruptcy, asking creditors to support a restructuring of its 1.3 billion euros ($1.54 billion) of debt.
Frankfurt to evacuate thousands as huge WWII bomb defused
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Frankfurt city officials have warned that Germany’s financial capital could grind to a halt on Monday if residents don’t heed orders to vacate their homes to allow the defusing of a massive World War Two bomb.
Uzbekistan removes 16,000 people from security blacklist
TASHKENT (Reuters) – Uzbekistan has removed about 16,000 people from a 17,000-strong security blacklist of potential Muslim religious extremists, its president said on Friday, in what appears to be part of efforts to pursue more liberal policies in the…
Germany may ‘rethink’ Turkey ties after two more Germans detained: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday said Germany should react decisively to Ankara’s detention of two further German citizens, amid growing calls for Berlin to issue a formal travel warning for Germans heading to Turkey.
NAFTA talks kick off in Mexico City under cloud of Trump threats
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Trade negotiators from Canada and the United States gathered under rainy skies in Mexico City on Friday to discuss the North American Free Trade Agreement, with the mood darkened by U.S. President Donald Trump’s persistent threa…
U.S.-led coalition says still monitoring Islamic State convoy in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A convoy of Islamic State fighters and their families being evacuated into jihadist territory in east Syria remained in government-held areas of Syria on Friday, U.S.-led forces said.
UK’s Davis sees good Brexit deal despite recent tense talks
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Brexit minister told a business audience in Washington on Friday that he hoped talks to leave the European Union would produce a good deal for both sides, although he conceded that discussions were “getting a bit…
Iran sends pilgrims back to haj in test for broader dialogue
MECCA/LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian pilgrims returned to haj this year for the first time since a deadly crush in 2015, in what could be an important confidence-building measure for dialogue on other thorny issues between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
U.S.-backed forces in Syria’s Raqqa say they take old city
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias, said on Friday it had taken the last districts in the old city of Raqqa from Islamic State, but the U.S.-led coalition which backs it could not confirm the…
Kenyan court scraps presidential vote, Kenyatta pledges to return to polls
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s Supreme Court on Friday nullified President Uhuru Kenyatta’s election win citing irregularities and ordered a new poll within 60 days, a rare move in Africa where judicial power is often seen as an extension of government.
