Upset at Trump, Mexico voices ‘worry and irritation’ to U.S. envoys
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico on Thursday expressed “worry and irritation” about U.S. policies to two of President Donald Trump’s top envoys, giving a chilly reply to the new administration’s hard line on immigration, trade and security.
Canada’s Trudeau pressured to tackle problem of asylum-seekers
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came under increasing pressure on Thursday to deal with asylum seekers illegally crossing into Canada from the United States to avoid a crackdown by the administration of President Donald Trump.
Sweden hits back at Trump, defends generous immigration policies
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden hit back on Thursday at criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump, defending its generous immigration policies and saying the diversity from thousands of asylum seekers would build a stronger society.
Syria’s warring sides face off as U.N. tells them: end the nightmare
GENEVA (Reuters) – Opposing sides in the Syrian war came face-to-face in U.N. peace talks for the first time in three years on Thursday, to hear mediator Staffan de Mistura implore them to cooperate to find a way out of almost six years of war.
‘Terrorist blast’ injures woman in Bahrain: Interior Ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) – A “terrorist blast” slightly injured a woman near the Bahraini capital on Thursday, the Interior Ministry said on its Twitter account, in the latest in a series of explosions in the small Western-allied kingdom.
Juncker says to push for EU at different speeds
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday that the EU should make it easier for some member states to deepen their integration in some areas without the whole bloc following suit.
France’s Macron raises curtain on election alliance to beat Le Pen
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s presidential race took a new turn on Thursday as independent Emmanuel Macron raised the curtain on a partnership with veteran centrist Francois Bayrou to help him beat the far-right’s Marine Le Pen.
Austrian Health Minister Oberhauser dies
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s minister for health and women, Sabine Oberhauser, has died, a statement by the chancellor said on Thursday of the 53-year-old who had suffered from abdominal cancer.
Investigators clear Saudi-led forces of 2015 attacks, blames technical fault for seven deaths
DUBAI (Reuters) – A body set up by the Saudi-led coalition to investigate civilian casualties in Yemen said on Thursday a technical fault was responsible for the death of seven people in a 2015 air strike but cleared the alliance of other attacks.
Iraqi forces storm Mosul airport, military base
SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Iraqi security forces captured Mosul airport from Islamic State on Thursday, advancing on multiple fronts towards the jihadists’ last major stronghold in the western half of the city.
