Chaos, anger as Trump order halts some Muslim immigrants
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s order to restrict people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States sparked confusion and anger on Saturday after immigrants and refugees were kept off flights and left …
Syrian military says recaptures Wadi Barada valley from rebels
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces have recaptured all towns and villages in the Wadi Barada valley near Damascus, the Syrian military said in a statement on Sunday.
23 Chinese among Borneo shipwreck survivors, six people missing: Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR/BEIJING (Reuters) – Malaysian rescuers on Sunday found 23 Chinese tourists and two crewmembers alive after their boat sank in rough seas off the coast of Borneo a day earlier, but five Chinese tourists and one Malaysian crew member are sti…
French presidentials on knife-edge as left votes, right fights scandal
PARIS (Reuters) – A new chapter opened in France’s closely contested presidential election campaign on Sunday as Socialists voted to choose their champion and conservatives fought to keep their scandal-hit campaign on track.
Netanyahu backs U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem though signals no urgency
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced support on Sunday for moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem but mentioned no time frame, after a Republican activist accused Israel of pressing the Trump administration to delay the pledged …
Trump order dashes dreams of Iraqi family bound for United States
CAIRO/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Fuad Sharef and his family waited two years for a visa to settle in the United States, selling their home and quitting jobs and schools in Iraq before setting off on Saturday for a new life they saw as a reward for working…
Canada’s Trudeau welcomes refugees; U.S.-bound passengers turned away
OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed those fleeing war and persecution on Saturday even as Canadian airlines said they would turn back U.S.-bound passengers to comply with an immigration ban on people from seven Muslim-majo…
Trump to honor refugee swap deal with Australia: source
SYDNEY (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration will honor a refugee resettlement deal with Australia, a source close to the Australian government said on Sunday.
Second missing Pakistani blogger found, leaves country fearing for life: family
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani blogger Aasim Saeed who went missing earlier this month has been found but has quickly left the country fearing for his life, his family said on Sunday.
Germany’s Schaeuble admits ‘mistakes’ in refugee policy
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany made mistakes with an open-door policy that saw more than a million migrants enter Germany over the past two years, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble acknowledged on Sunday, but he said Berlin was trying to learn from those…
