Hungary charges suspects in Austria death of 71 migrants in 2015
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian prosecutors on Thursday charged 11 people, four of them with murder and all with human trafficking, in connection with the death of 71 migrants found in a lorry by an Austrian motorway in August 2015.
Germany challenges Russia over alleged cyberattacks,
BERLIN (Reuters) – The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency accused Russian rivals of gathering large amounts of political data in cyber attacks and said it was up to the Kremlin to decide whether it wanted to put it to use ahead of Germany’s…
Philippines’ Duterte says chat with Xi was at Trump’s request
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday his telephone conversation this week with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to discuss the Korean peninsula crisis was at the behest of his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.
Macron stretches lead in last throes of French presidential campaign
PARIS (Reuters) – Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Friday, the final day of campaigning in a tumultuous election race that has turned the country’s politics …
Algerians vote for new parliament in ballot marked by youth apathy
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerians voted on Thursday in a parliamentary election expected to hand the ruling FLN and allies a majority as the government deals with low oil prices and President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s absence since a 2013 stroke.
Support for Hungary’s PM, ruling party slumps after protests: poll
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s ruling right-wing Fidesz party has suffered a sharp loss of voter support, an opinion poll showed on Thursday, after a bruising row with the European Union over a university law that triggered large-scale street protests….
Pope’s meeting with Myanmar’s Suu Kyi leads to diplomatic ties
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican and Myanmar established full diplomatic relations on Thursday, minutes after Pope Francis met with the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Trump to meet Australian Prime Minister Turnbull in New York
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in New York on Thursday for their first face-to-face talks since an acrimonious phone call about refugees early in Trump’s term.
Billionaire businessman Babis is at heart of Czech political crisis
PRAGUE (Reuters) – To his supporters Czech Finance Minister Andrej Babis is an efficient, plain-speaking operator who gets the job done, while to his critics he represents the murky power of big business and poses a threat to democracy.
After North Korea criticism, China says wants to be good neighbor
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Thursday it wants to be good neighbors with North Korea, after the isolated country’s state news agency published a rare criticism of Chinese state media commentaries calling for tougher sanctions over the North’s nucl…
