Trudeau defends move to give U.S. agents more powers in Canada
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday defended plans to give more powers to U.S. border agents stationed in Canada, saying travelers would at all times be protected by domestic laws.
Keen singer to police cell – Vietnamese suspect in Kim murder
(Reuters) – The Vietnamese woman suspected of helping to kill the North Korean leader’s half-brother was a keen singer whose Facebook pages featured pouting portraits and pictures of parties.
Irish PM says will deal with issue of his leadership next month: party
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny told unsettled members of his ruling Fine Gael party that he would conclusively deal with the issue of his leadership after meeting the U.S. president next month, the party’s chairman said on Wednesday…
Thousands mourn ‘blind sheikh’ convicted in 1993 World Trade Center bombing
Al-GAMALIYA, Egypt (Reuters) – Thousands of mourners gathered in a small Egyptian town on Wednesday for the funeral of the Muslim cleric known as “the blind sheikh” who was convicted of conspiracy in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York.
Macron wins support of influential centrist in French presidential race
PARIS (Reuters) – An influential French centrist politician struck an alliance with presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday that is likely to boost the independent’s chances in the tightly contested election.
After surprise victory over Olympic bid, young Hungarian group aims for parliament
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Organizing their campaign from a decrepit basement, a group of young professionals and students collected a quarter of a million signatures in a month to successfully force Budapest to abandon its bid to host the 2024 Olympics.
British suicide bomber in Iraq had won compensation for Guantanamo stay
LONDON/CAIRO (Reuters) – An Islamic State suicide bomber from Britain who blew himself up in an attack on Iraqi forces this week had been given compensation for his detention in the Guantanamo Bay military prison, Western security sources said on Wedne…
Ukrainian right-wing groups stage anti-government rally in Kiev
KIEV (Reuters) – A few thousand Ukrainians rallied on Wednesday to demand a change of political leadership in a demonstration that coincided with the third anniversary of the ousting of pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovich amid mass street protests….
U.S. Kelly says Trump aims to send deportees to origin country
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration was aimed at catching undocumented immigrants and returning them to their countries of origin.
Albanian opposition to boycott parliament, defying EU appeal
TIRANA (Reuters) – Albania’s opposition leader announced a boycott of parliament on Wednesday, defying an appeal from the European Union not to disrupt parliamentary approval of judiciary reforms vital to starting EU accession talks.
