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…
Philippine troops kill 15 Islamic State supporters; rebel leader wounded
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine soldiers killed 15 militants and seriously wounded their leader, believed to be the Islamic State’s representative in the country, following air and artillery strikes in a southern province, a senior military official said…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian in West Bank clash: officials
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian during a clash on Sunday in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian medical officials.
Muslim-majority Indonesia deeply regrets U.S. immigrant vetting plans
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said on Sunday the Muslim-majority nation deeply regrets President Donald Trump’s plans for “extreme vetting” of people from some Muslim countries entering the United States under new immigr…
Ex-Panama dictator Noriega let out of prison for brain surgery
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega has been released from prison for three months to have surgery to remove a brain tumor, his lawyer said on Saturday.
‘Case by case’ approach for U.S. green card holders under Trump’s new order
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. green card holders from Syria and six other Muslim-majority countries traveling outside the United States need to check with a U.S. consulate to see whether they can return, senior U.S. administration officials said on Satur…
Mexico rebukes Israel over Netanyahu wall tweet
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government rebuked Israel on Saturday for a tweet by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that appeared to applaud U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to build a border wall with Mexico to keep out illegal immigrants.
Bodies of three decapitated police found in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Authorities found the decapitated bodies of three municipal police officers on Saturday in a suspected gang-related slaying in southeastern Mexico, an official from the area said.
Trump talks to Putin, other world leaders about security threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump discussed Syria and the fight against Islamic State with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday in one of several calls with world leaders that the new U.S. president used to put his stamp on internat…
Evoking Reagan and Thatcher, May hails new UK-U.S. ‘special relationship’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Evoking the closeness of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May and Donald Trump shared a “warm conversation” at lunch on Friday to cement their own “special relationship”, a source…
