Austria says wrong if Germany, Italy, France dominate Brexit debate
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Germany, France and Italy should not be allowed to dictate the European Union’s response to Britain’s planned exit from the bloc, Austria’s finance minister said, adding he was surprised how relaxed the EU response to the vote ha…
Living like ghosts in the ruins of Syria’s besieged Aleppo
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Even if it were somehow possible to escape eastern Aleppo, Abdullah Shiyani, a 10-year-old boy who dreams of being a doctor, says he wouldn’t leave. It would mean leaving behind too many people who need help.
Iranian court jails British-Iranian aid worker for five years: family
(Reuters) – An Iranian Revolutionary court has sentenced Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to five years in prison on charges that remain secret, her family said on Friday.
Portugal’s Guterres still leads race for U.N. chief after fourth ballot
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres still leads the race to become the next United Nations Secretary-General after a fourth U.N. Security Council secret ballot on Friday, diplomats said.
Exclusive: Mecca mayor says no delays on pilgrimage expansion projects
MECCA (Reuters) – Construction projects to expand capacity at Mecca’s Grand Mosque and other Islamic holy sites will be completed in about three years, enabling Saudi Arabia to accommodate more pilgrims, Mecca’s mayor told Reuters on Friday.
Syrian army secures road to Aleppo: state TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army secured a road into the government-held side of Aleppo that was captured by rebels last month and was expected to open it soon for civilians, state-owned al-Ikhbariya TV reported on Friday.
U.N. says U.S.-Russia talks on Syria crucial as aid stops rolling in
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Syrian government has effectively stopped aid convoys this month and the besieged city of Aleppo is close to running out of fuel, making U.S.-Russian peace talks in Geneva on Friday even more urgent, the United Nations said.
Dozens held as teachers protest suspensions in Turkey’s southeast, union says
DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – Turkish police detained dozens of people and used water cannon on Friday to disperse several hundred teachers demonstrating against their suspension from classrooms in the largely Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, union sources said an…
Norway’s PM attacks Facebook ‘censorship’ over Vietnam photo
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s prime minister accused Facebook Inc on Friday of censorship after it deleted an iconic Vietnam War era news photograph of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack from pages, including her own.
Germany’s Steinmeier sees Turkey decision on air base as signal for dialogue
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday said he viewed Ankara’s decision to allow German lawmakers to visit a Turkish air base as “political signal” of its willingness to resume dialogue with Berlin after significan…
