Exclusive: Brazil’s Chapecoense air crash widows decry ‘abandonment’
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The families of Brazilians killed in the Chapecoense air crash are appealing for justice and reparations and said in interviews on Wednesday that they feel “abandoned” by the soccer club and media companies.
France’s Macron unveils ‘mother of all reforms’ to overhaul labor rules
PARIS (Reuters) – The French government unveils on Thursday a highly anticipated labor reform plan seen at home and abroad as a crucial test of new President Emmanuel Macron’s reform mettle.
Trial against Guatemalan president’s brother, son begins
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A fraud trial against the brother and son of Guatemalan president Jimmy Morales began on Wednesday amid a scandal touched off by the president’s attempt to expel the leader of a U.N.-backed anti-corruption unit investigating …
In call with Saudi king, Trump urges end to Qatar dispute: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Saudi King Salman on Wednesday and urged “all the parties in the Qatar dispute” to find a diplomatic resolution to end a crisis that has embroiled several Gulf countries, the White House sai…
After tense talks, U.N. agrees to renew peacekeepers in Lebanon
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted to renew the mandate for a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon on Wednesday, following tense negotiations amid U.S. and Israeli criticism that U.N. troops should do more to st…
After North Korea missile, Britain and Japan agree closer security ties
TOKYO (Reuters) – Britain and Japan said on Thursday they would cooperate in countering the threat posed by North Korea, two days after it fired a missile over northern Japan, and will call on China to exert its leverage.
New Russian ambassador to U.S. calls for resumed military contacts
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow and Washington should re-establish direct contacts between their military and foreign policy chiefs, Russia’s new ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, said on Wednesday.
Muslims begin annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca
ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Muslims began the annual haj pilgrimage on Wednesday, donning traditional white garments and heading to a tent camp outside the holy city of Mecca in an itinerary retracing the route Prophet Moh…
Cameroon president orders case dropped against Anglophone protesters
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroon’s president on Wednesday ordered a military court to drop its prosecution of three Anglophone activists and some of their supporters in a bid to ease tensions in the central African nation’s minority English-speaking region…
U.S. acknowledges more troops in Afghanistan than previously stated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About 11,000 U.S. troops are serving in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, thousands more than it has previously stated.
