Poland’s Kaczynski says opposition breaking law as stand-off deepens
WARSAW (Reuters) – The leader of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, on Wednesday told opposition protesters, including lawmakers occupying parliament’s debating chamber, their actions were illegal and could lead to a “grea…
Macri honeymoon with Argentina’s Congress appears over after first year
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s opposition-dominated Congress helped center-right President Mauricio Macri pass market-friendly reforms in his first year in office, but legislators are growing more hostile as they gear up for mid-term elections in…
EU court says mass data retention illegal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The mass retention of data is illegal, the European Union’s highest court said on Wednesday, dealing a blow to Britain’s newly passed surveillance law and signaling that security concerns do not justify excessive privacy infringeme…
Russia criticizes Dutch over U.S. tanks, Crimean treasure
MOSCOW (Reuters), – Russia criticized the Netherlands on Wednesday for allowing the United States to begin stocking tanks there, and for a court ruling that ordered Crimean treasures on loan to a Dutch museum to be returned to Ukraine rather than Russi…
Canada’s Trudeau says Trump ‘very supportive’ of Keystone XL pipeline
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was “very supportive” of TransCanada Corp’s proposed Keystone XL crude oil pipeline in their first conversation after the U.S. …
Britain prepares tighter laws on drones after air safety scares
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government is preparing to tighten drone regulations after a series of near-misses with passenger planes over the last two years and growing concern about their use near prisons.
Turkey suspends another 2,000 education staff for alleged links to failed coup
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey suspended nearly 2,000 teachers and school employees on Wednesday, an official from the Ministry of Education said, as part of the widening purge that has followed a failed coup in July.
U.N. likely to vote Friday on South Sudan arms embargo
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council is expected to vote on Friday on whether to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan, even though the U.S.-drafted measure is likely to fail despite warnings by U.N. officials of a possible genocide, di…
EU offers Turkey deeper trade ties despite political tensions
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Wednesday an expansion of its customs union with Turkey to include services and most agricultural goods despite increased political tensions with Ankara since an attempted military coup in July.
France checks on security at Christmas markets after Berlin attack
PARIS (Reuters) – France is carrying out “preventive arrests” and checking on deployment of concrete barriers at Christmas markets amid fears of a strike by Islamist militants following Monday’s Berlin attack.
