Chile president says Argentina welcome as Pacific Alliance member
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Chile would welcome Argentina as a member of the Pacific Alliance trade bloc, a group of four historically market-friendly Latin American countries, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said during a state visit to Argentina on …
German parliament urges bigger effort to integrate migrants culturally
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s lower house of parliament, countering increasing anti-immigrant sentiment, declared on Friday that German culture is defined by freedom and humanity and said more should be done to integrate an influx of migrants.
Twelve soldiers killed in attack on Burkina Faso army post
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – A dozen soldiers were killed in northern Burkina Faso when unidentified gunmen attacked a military post near the border with Mali, President Roch Marc Christian Kabore said on Friday, calling the assailants “forces of evil”.
Catalan parliament speaker in court for holding independence vote
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) – – The speaker of the Catalan parliament denied in court on Friday she had committed a crime by letting the assembly vote on whether to pursue independence, and said no court could stop the separatist movement.
Breakthrough in Japan, Russia islands row eludes PM Abe, Putin
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin wrapped up two days of talks on Thursday, with numerous economic deals but no big breakthrough on a territorial row that has overshadowed ties since World War Two…
‘Honeymoon ending?’ Canada’s Trudeau sees first big drop in polls
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s approval rating has dropped 10 percentage points in the last three months amid rising dissatisfaction with the economy and concern about pipeline approvals, a public opinion poll released on F…
No progress as Colombia’s president, rival meet with pope
VATICAN CITY/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and opposition leader Alvaro Uribe were unable to find common ground on a peace accord with Marxist FARC rebels, even with the mediation of Pope Francis when they met at the Vatican…
Putin and Erdogan push for Syria talks without U.S. or U.N.
MOSCOW/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said he and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan are working to organize a new series of Syrian peace talks without the involvement of the United States or the United Nations.
Putin turned Russia election hacks in Trump’s favor: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin supervised his intelligence agencies’ hacking of the U.S. presidential election and turned it from a general attempt to discredit American democracy to an effort to help Donald Trump, three U.S. o…
EU blanks May’s call for quick Brexit deal on expat rights
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Theresa May has got nowhere with the EU in seeking an early guarantee of post-Brexit rights for British and European expatriates, officials said on Friday after the British prime minister pushed the issue again at an EU summit.
