Trump critic named Brazil’s foreign minister
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Aloysio Nunes, a pro-business senator and blunt critic of U.S. President Donald Trump, was named Brazilian foreign minister on Thursday.
Teenager jailed for seven years for attack on Jewish teacher in France
PARIS (Reuters) – A teenager who attacked a Jewish teacher in France with a machete was sentenced to seven years in jail on Thursday by a French juvenile court, judicial sources said.
Russia and Syria say opposition trying to wreck peace talks
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syria’s warring sides both claimed U.N. peace talks in Geneva were going their way on Thursday, but the chief government negotiator and Syria’s ally Russia accused the main opposition delegation of trying to wreck the talks.
U.S. drugs czar stresses need to work with Mexico to stem drug flow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of counter-narcotics at the U.S. State Department stressed on Thursday the importance of working with Mexico in countering the flow of killer drugs, a cooperative effort that has been called into question by U.S. Preside…
‘I’ve never seen such war’ says 90-year-old rescued from Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Ninety-year-old Khatla Ali Abdallah has survived decades of turbulence in northern Iraq, but the frail grandmother who fled the battle for Mosul this week says the fighting there is the worst she has ever seen.
Bolivia complains to France about its portrayal in video game
LA PAZ (Reuters) – The Bolivian government has filed a formal complaint with the French embassy about a video game produced by a French company that portrays the South American country as an area controlled by drug traffickers, authorities said.
More cracks emerge in Fillon campaign as rivals push ahead
PARIS (Reuters) – French conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon’s shrinking supporter base was eroded further on Thursday, a day after news that he faces a formal investigation for allegations he misused public funds.
Syrian government says opposition holding Geneva talks hostage
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government negotiator Bashar al-Ja’afari said on Thursday the main Saudi-backed opposition group was holding peace talks hostage, and accused some of its members of “high treason” by receiving support from Saudi Arabia, Israel…
Mali jihadist groups announce they will merge: report
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Mali’s main jihadist groups said on Thursday they will merge under Islamist leader Iyad Ag-Ghali whose fighters have claimed multiple attacks on Malian, French and U.N. peacekeeping forces, Mauritania’s Nouakchott News Agency (AN…
Hungary builds new high-tech border fence – with few migrants in sight
GARA, Hungary (Reuters) – A daunting new barrier is beginning to loom over Hungary’s southern border, capable of delivering electric shocks to unwanted migrants and armed with heat sensors, cameras, and loudspeakers that blare in several languages.
