Macron builds party machine and momentum before French election
PARIS (Reuters) – Emmanuel Macron’s spartan presidential campaign headquarters in western Paris is abuzz with rows of young recruits busy at their laptops.
Abuse survivor quits pope’s commission citing ‘shameful’ resistance
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A leading member of a group advising Pope Francis on how to root out sex abuse in the Catholic Church quit in frustration on Wednesday, citing “shameful” resistance within the Vatican.
Syria air force bombed convoy, U.N. says in Aleppo probe
GENEVA(Reuters) – Syrian government aircraft deliberately bombed and strafed a humanitarian convoy, killing 14 aid workers and halting relief operations, U.N. investigators said on Wednesday in a report identifying war crimes committed by both sides in…
Purge of academics leaves future of Turkish universities in doubt
ANKARA (Reuters) – Standing at a blackboard in an Ankara park, Sevilay Celenk delivers her lecture, titled: “Resisting with Stories”. Several hundred students huddle in heavy coats against winter cold to listen as she describes the fears and struggles …
UK PM May’s Brexit plan suffers hitch in parliament
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s upper parliamentary house dealt a defeat to Theresa May’s government on Wednesday, voting for a change to her Brexit plan that says she can only trigger divorce talks if she promises to protect EU citizens’ rights.
U.S. general wants Russia to open up major exercise to observers
VILNIUS (Reuters) – The U.S. Army’s top European commander on Wednesday called on Russia to open its major military exercise later this year to observers to assuage the anxieties of its neighbors.
Mass killer Breivik loses human rights case against Norway
OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik lost a human rights case on Wednesday when an appeals court overturned a lower court finding that his near-isolation in a three-room cell was inhuman.
Ex-CIA spy held over kidnap avoids extradition from Portugal, will be freed
LISBON (Reuters) – A former CIA officer convicted for involvement in the kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Italy won a last-minute reprieve from deportation from Portugal on Wednesday and will be released, her lawyer said.
U.S. seeks end to U.N. rights council’s ‘obsession’ with Israel
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is reviewing its participation in the U.N. Human Rights Council, seeking reform of its agenda and an end to its “obsession with Israel”, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.
Kremlin says patiently waiting for U.S. policy action on Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin is patiently waiting for U.S. policy action on Russia so that it can understand what the future holds for U.S-Russia relations, Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
