Mexico calls Trump wall plan ‘outrageous’ after visit
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s pledge to make Mexico pay for a border wall is “outrageous,” its government said on Thursday, one day after the Republican presidential nominee visited Mexico City for talks with President Enrique Pena Nieto.
Sri Lanka nationalists protest against U.N. chief visit
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Dozens of Sri Lankan nationalists on Thursday protested against a three-day visit by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, demanding he leave the island and stop an investigation into alleged abuses at the end of the civil war.
Pakistan says it foiled Islamic State expansion into country
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s military on Thursday said it has halted Islamic State’s attempts to expand there, arresting more than 300 people, including some Syrians, who were involved in plotting attacks on government, diplomatic and ci…
Jets bomb Syrian rebels as they wage big attack in Hama province
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Areas of Syria’s Hama province captured by Syrian insurgents came under heavy air attack on Thursday as government forces sought to counter a major rebel assault in an area of strategic importance to President Bashar al-Assad.
EU to mull on Sept. 16 its future after Brexit, not negotiation strategy: Tusk
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders will talk on Sept. 16 about how to breathe new life into the bloc after Britain leaves, but they will not discuss the divorce terms until London officially declares its will to quit, the chairman of the meeti…
U.S. skeptical about German call for new arms pact with Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – The United States said on Thursday it was skeptical about Germany’s call for a new arms control deal with Russia to avoid an escalation of tensions in Europe, given Moscow’s violation of a series of other agreements.
Philippine minister says senator investigating drug killings linked to drugs
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine government made another attack on Thursday on a senator who is leading an inquiry into a spate of killings unleashed by President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs”, saying evidence she was linked to drugs was “overflowi…
Kurdish politicians in Turkey to protest at militant’s isolation
ANKARA (Reuters) – A group of Kurdish politicians and activists in Turkey said on Thursday they would start a hunger strike next week to demand the right to visit the jailed the Kurdish PKK militant leader, who has been isolated since a peace process c…
Scots to gauge support for independence after Brexit ‘gamechanger’
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Scottish nationalists are to fan out across Scotland, knocking on doors to find out if there is support for a new vote on independence that could make or break First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Pope urges Christians to save planet from ‘debris, desolation and filth’
ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis called on Thursday for concerted action against environmental degradation and climate change, renewing a fierce attack on consumerism and financial greed which, he said, were threatening the planet.
