Court confirms Dutch U.N. peacekeepers partly liable for Srebrenica massacre
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A Dutch appeals court on Tuesday confirmed that the Netherlands was partly liable for the deaths in 1995 of some 300 Muslim males who were expelled from a Dutch U.N. base after the surrounding area was overrun by Bosnian Serb troo…
Germany and France to lead post-Brexit EU in further integration
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – More EU integration is a “foregone conclusion”, and France and Germany will take the lead on post-Brexit reforms starting this year, the European Union’s second-in-command said, adding that he hoped the east-west split in the bloc …
Cyprus has best, but not last, chance to resolve conflict: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Talks on the long-running Cyprus conflict are the best chance, but maybe not the last chance, to get an agreement, U.N. envoy Espen Barth Eide on Tuesday on the eve of negotiations between the leaders of the two Cypriot sides in a Sw…
Kiev car bomb kills colonel in Ukrainian military intelligence
KIEV (Reuters) – A colonel in Ukraine’s military intelligence was killed by a car bomb in central Kiev on Tuesday, the defense ministry said, describing the incident as a “terrorist act”.
U.S. eyes arms for YPG fighters in Syria even after Raqqa’s fall
MUNICH (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday left open the possibility of longer-term assistance to Kurdish YPG militia in Syria, saying the U.S. may need to supply them weapons and equipment even after the capture of Raqqa from Isla…
U.N. rights boss criticizes May, Trump and Duterte
GENEVA (Reuters) – The top United Nations human rights official has criticized Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May for her election campaign remarks suggesting that laws could be overturned if they stymied the fight against terrorism.
Hostages in Philippine town forced to fight, loot, become sex slaves: army
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Civilians held hostage by Islamist militants occupying a southern Philippine city have been forced to loot homes, take up arms against government troops and serve as sex slaves for rebel fighters, the army said on T…
Swiss call time out in push on EU ties as Brexit talks begin
ZURICH/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Switzerland’s drive to clinch a sweeping treaty putting its ties with the European Union on firmer footing has run aground as mainstream conservative parties get cold feet ahead of Britain’s divorce talks with the EU.
Explosion heard from ship off the coast of Somalia, official says
BOSASO, Somalia (Reuters) – A huge explosion was heard from a ship off the coast of Somalia’s Puntland region late on Monday and flame was seen rising from what was possibly a foreign naval vessel, an official told Reuters.
Philippines says Duterte ‘alive and well’, amid health rumors
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is alive and well and experiencing no health problems, the government said on Tuesday, amid concerns about his disappearance from the public eye for unusually long periods this month.
