EU states may deny asylum to any members of terrorist groups, court rules
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – European Union states may deny asylum to people who have been involved in a terrorist organization even if they have not actually committed or plotted violent acts, the EU’s top court ruled on Tuesday.
Netanyahu tweets like Trump. Great idea!
(Reuters) – Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t just appreciate Donald Trump’s politics. He is starting to sound like him on Twitter.
Philippines drugs war killings systematic, planned: Amnesty
MANILA (Reuters) – A wave of drugs-related killings in the Philippines appears to be “systematic, planned and organized” by authorities and could constitute crimes against humanity, according to an Amnesty International report released on Wednesday.
Iran’s Rouhani to visit Putin in Moscow in March – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in March, the TASS news agency quoted the Iranian embassy in Moscow as saying on Tuesday.
Quebec mosque shooting suspect charged with murdering six people
QUEBEC CITY/TORONTO (Reuters) – A French-Canadian university student was the sole suspect in a shooting at a Quebec City mosque and was charged with the premeditated murder of six people, Canadian authorities said on Monday, in what Prime Minister Just…
Foreign state seen behind hack into Czech Foreign Ministry email
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Hackers have breached dozens of email accounts at the Czech Foreign Ministry in an attack resembling one against the U.S. Democratic Party that the former Obama administration blamed on Russia, Foreign Minister Lubomir Zaoralek said …
Iran will not use ballistic missiles to attack any country: foreign minister
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday it would never use its ballistic missiles to attack another country and defended its missile tests, saying they are neither part of a nuclear accord with world powers nor a U.N. Security Council resolution endors…
Germany sends tanks to Lithuania for NATO mission
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany (Reuters) – Germany began sending tanks and other equipment to Lithuania on Tuesday as part of a NATO mission to beef up the defense of eastern Europe and send a signal of resolve to Russia, which has denounced the build-up as an a…
Asia targets tourism, education boost from Trump travel ban
KUALA LUMPUR/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Seeking to capitalize on U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial new travel restrictions, companies and officials in Asia said they would target greater tourism and education ties with Muslims worried about the cu…
EU’s Tusk calls on Europe to rally against Trump threat
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump has joined Russia, China and radical Islam among threats to Europe and called on Europeans to stick together to avoid domination by three other…
