Cuba invites first U.N. rights investigator in a decade
GENEVA (Reuters) – Cuba has agreed to a visit by a United Nations human rights investigator for the first time in decade, inviting an expert on human trafficking this month, a U.N. statement said on Thursday.
Venezuelan opposition, security forces clash in anti-Maduro protests
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition protesters and security officers clashed on Thursday as the country’s fragmented opposition gained new impetus against a socialist government it blames for the country’s social and economic collapse.
Trump to be briefed on full range of military options in Syria: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon and the White House are in detailed discussions on military options to respond to a poison gas attack in Syria that killed scores of civilians, and which Washington has blamed on the Syrian government, a U.S. officia…
Turkey’s Erdogan slams Europe, as latest poll suggests support rising
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan cast Europe as a “center of Nazism” on Thursday, entering the final 10 days of campaigning for a historic referendum on a wave of nationalism, the latest poll suggesting support is swinging i…
PM May and EU’s Tusk will seek to reduce tensions in Brexit talks
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Council President Donald Tusk agreed on Thursday to try to lower tensions in upcoming Brexit talks, especially over issues like Gibraltar.
Head of EU executive rejects Hungary move against Soros university
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The head of the European Union’s executive said on Thursday he did not like what was going on in Hungary, where the right-wing, populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban is trying to shut down a liberal university founded by U.S. financ…
Crackdown hits Dutch dual citizens in Turkey
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dozens of Dutch citizens of Turkish descent, many linked to the opposition Gulen movement, are being prevented from leaving Turkey, a Dutch foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday, confirming an earlier television report.
Somali president shakes up security agencies, urges militants’ surrender
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s president replaced his security chiefs on Thursday and called on al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgents to surrender within 60 days in return for education and jobs.
As Somali bombings spike, an unlikely savior steps forward
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali dentist Abdikadir Adem spent all his savings on a battered van to rescue wounded people after he watched neighbors hit by bomb blasts bleed to death in wheelbarrows on a desperate five kilometer dash to hospital.
Hungary, Iran to cooperate in joint mini nuclear plant project
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary will cooperate with Iran on setting up a small nuclear reactor for scientific-educational purposes, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff told a news conference on Thursday.
