Thousands protest against Serb government and flagship project
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Thousands protested in central Belgrade on Tuesday against Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic’s government and demanded a probe into a multi-billion euro riverside building project in the Serbian capital.
Trump to meet Australian PM, relations strained over asylum seekers
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters)) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on May 4 in New York City as the two nations seek to repair a relationship strained by a row over an asylum seeker resettlement deal.
France’s Macron under fire for communication misstep as he eyes Elysee
PARIS (Reuters) – French presidential favorite Emmanuel Macron came under fire from both potential allies and his run-off rival Marine Le Pen on Tuesday for acting as if victory next month was already in the bag.
Erdogan says Turkey could reconsider its position on Europe
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan told Reuters on Tuesday that Turkey would reconsider its position on joining the European Union if it was kept waiting much longer and if the current hostile mentality of some member states persists.
U.S. slams South Sudan’s Kiir over ‘man-made’ famine, urges truce
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States slammed South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Tuesday for the African state’s “man-made” famine and ongoing conflict, urging him to fulfill a month-old pledge of a unilateral truce by ordering his troops bac…
Brazil arrests eight after Paraguay cash heist; four dead
RIO DE JANEIRO/ASUNCION (Reuters) – Brazilian federal police on Tuesday arrested eight people suspected of killing a police officer and blowing up a building while robbing a security company of millions of dollars in a volatile border town in Paraguay….
Budapest university head seeks EU help against closure threat
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The head of a Budapest university pressured by Prime Minister Viktor Orban appealed to Brussels for help on Tuesday, a day before European Union lawmakers were to discuss concerns about the Hungarian leader.
Sweden releases from custody second suspect over deadly truck attack
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish prosecutors said on Tuesday they had released a second suspect detained over possible involvement in a truck attack in Stockholm this month in which four people were killed.
Greece will legislate reforms but implementation hinges on debt relief: PM
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will legislate additional reforms sought by its lenders but implementing them in 2019 and 2020 is contingent on securing further debt relief, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday.
Group claims Russia metro bombing, says bomber acted on al Qaeda orders: monitor
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – A group called the Imam Shamil Battalion has claimed responsibility for a metro bombing in the Russian city of St. Petersburg that killed 16 people and said the bomber was acting on orders from al Qaeda, according to the SITE monito…
