Seeking to secure Sinai, Egypt builds closer ties with Hamas
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) – After years of strained relations, Egypt is moving closer to Hamas in Gaza, offering concessions on trade and free movement in return for moves to secure the border against Islamic State fighters who have killed hundreds of polic…
Iran Supreme Leader calls on Palestinians to pursue intifada against Israel
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader called on Palestinians on Tuesday to pursue an uprising against Israel, suggesting the Israeli government was a “cancerous tumor” that should be confronted until Palestinians were completely liberated.
Israeli soldier gets 18 months’ jail for killing wounded Palestinian attacker
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – A young Israeli soldier who killed a wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment on Tuesday, in a show of leniency that drew Palestinian outrage after one of the most divisive trials in …
France denies working on proposal to ease EU deportation rules
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France denies involvement in drafting any suggestions for easing EU human rights safeguards to make it easier to deport asylum seekers, a spokesman for the French mission to the European Union said on Tuesday.
Italy freezes assets of banker accused of using Vatican for market rigging
ROME (Reuters) – Investigating magistrates in Italy on Tuesday froze millions of euros worth of assets belonging to a prominent Italian banker they believe used the Vatican bank and another Holy See financial department for market manipulation.
Exclusive: Myanmar probing police ‘cover-up’ of deaths of two Rohingya Muslims
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s army-controlled home ministry is investigating a cover-up by the country’s border force of the deaths in custody of two Rohingya Muslims in troubled Rakhine State, according to a police report reviewed by Reuters and interv…
Dead migrants wash up on Libyan beach from boat with no engine
TUNIS (Reuters) – The bodies of at least 74 migrants have been found washed up on the shore in western Libya after the engine of their inflatable boat was stolen, coastguard and aid officials said on Tuesday.
Pope decries ‘populist rhetoric’ fuelling fear of immigrants
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis called on Tuesday for a radical change of attitude towards immigrants, saying they should be welcomed with dignity and denouncing the “populist rhetoric” he said was fuelling fear and selfishness in rich countries….
Exclusive: White House delivered EU-skeptic message before Pence visit – sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – In the week before U.S. Vice President Mike Pence visited Brussels and pledged America’s “steadfast and enduring” commitment to the European Union, White House chief strategist Steve Bannon met with a German diplomat and delivered a …
Philippine senator urges Cabinet to stop ‘sociopathic serial killer’ Duterte
MANILA (Reuters) – A staunch critic of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday urged the Cabinet to declare the president unfit to rule, describing him as a “sociopathic serial killer” because of his war on drugs and allegations he once ran a hit …
