France’s Fillon stays defiant as scandals hit support, image
PARIS (Reuters) – An embattled Francois Fillon on Wednesday accused his presidential rival Emmanuel Macron of seducing French voters without offering real reform, fighting to push his way back into the race even as opinion polls show his credibility cr…
Turkey may cancel migrant readmission deal with EU, says foreign minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey may cancel a migrant readmission agreement with the European Union, and is also re-evaluating a $6 billion refugee deal with the bloc, foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in a televised interview late Wednesday.
Brussels installs memorial to mark attack anniversary
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian artist is installing a metal sculpture shaped like rising waves near the seat of the European Union to honor the victims of the militant attacks on Brussels a year ago that killed 32 people and wounded hundreds.
Turkey blocks some cooperation with NATO partners as EU row escalates
BRUSSELS/VIENNA (Reuters) – Turkey has blocked some military training and other work with NATO “partner countries” in an apparent escalation of a diplomatic dispute with EU states, officials and sources said on Wednesday.
West Balkans need clear EU message: Serbia’s Vucic
BERLIN (Reuters) – Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday warned of serious consequences if the European Union does not give Western Balkan countries a clear message about joining the bloc, citing growing nationalism and pro-Russian sympath…
Ethiopia trash dump death toll rises to 113
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The death toll from a landslide at a dump in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa has reached 113, officials said on Wednesday, as the government declared three days of national mourning.
Car bomb kills 8, wounds dozens in Iraq’s Tikrit city
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Eight people were killed and more than 50 wounded when a car bomb exploded in a crowded street in the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Wednesday, a local official said.
Two officers hurt as Bangladesh police arrest three suspected militants
DHAKA (Reuters) – Two police officers were injured in a raid on a house in the Chittagong district of Bangladesh, where three people identified as militants were arrested on Wednesday, police said.
Exclusive: Brazil prosecutor sees 350 new graft probes after Odebrecht testimony
CURITIBA, Brazil (Reuters) – A top Brazilian prosecutor said more than 350 new investigations will spring from a trove of testimony by executives of construction firm Odebrecht, revealing how corruption cut across the political spectrum from the smalle…
Macron back in Berlin to pitch ‘New Deal’ for Europe
BERLIN (Reuters) – When Emmanuel Macron last visited Berlin in January, he was seen as a long shot to win the French presidency, and couldn’t even get a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel.
