Pope, at Fatima shrine, urges end to wars tearing world apart
FATIMA, Portugal (Reuters) – Pope Francis, visiting one of Catholicism’s most famous sanctuaries, on Friday prayed for an end to wars he said were lacerating the world and urged the faithful to “tear down all walls” to spread justice and peace.
Top Mexican officials to visit Washington next week
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Three senior Mexican officials will visit Washington next week to meet U.S. counterparts, Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray told reporters on Friday, as the two countries warm up to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreem…
Top Italian court upholds conviction of Costa Concordia captain
ROME (Reuters) – The former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Friday by Italy’s highest court for his role in the 2012 shipwreck, which killed 32 people off the Tuscan holiday island of Giglio.
German army suspends soldier for making far-right comments
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s armed forces have suspended a officer for making far-right comments, the defense ministry said on Friday, amid a widening scandal over fears of hardline racist views among soldiers.
In global appeal, North Korea urges states not to enforce U.N. sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – North Korea made a global appeal in a letter released on Friday for states to reconsider enforcing U.N. sanctions on the Asian nation as Washington seeks to step up pressure on Pyongyang to end its nuclear and ballistic missi…
Parents sue U.S. Palestine group over son’s death linked to Hamas
(Reuters) – An American couple whose teenage son was fatally shot in 1996 at a bus stop near Jerusalem on Friday filed a lawsuit to force a U.S.-based Palestinian group to pay a $156 million judgment they obtained over the attack, which they blame on H…
Trump to back Palestinian ‘self-determination’ on Mideast trip: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will express support for Palestinian “self-determination” during a Middle East trip this month, a senior aide said on Friday, suggesting Trump is open to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict despite not having publicly embraced the idea so far.
Way forward for Libya uncertain despite ‘breakthrough’ meeting
TUNIS (Reuters) – Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar, a figurehead in the east of the country, and Fayez Seraj, the head of a U.N.-backed government in Tripoli, appeared at ease as they broke more than a year of deadlock between them at talks in …
Guatemala declares emergency in border areas to fight heroin trafficking
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s government has declared a state of emergency in two municipalities bordering Mexico, and will send troops to fight drug-trafficking groups that have proliferated in the region.
Protesting pensioners throw punches in latest Venezuela unrest
CARACAS (Reuters) – Elderly Venezuelan protesters on Friday threw punches and yelled curses at riot police blocking the latest in six weeks of demonstrations against President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government.
