EU agrees on approach to Brexit talks, PM May left out in cold
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed their plan for Brexit negotiations on Thursday, pledging to move swiftly and stick together to ensure Britain does not cherry pick a sweet deal that might inspire others to unstitch the bloc.
Some poor Venezuelan parents give away children amid deep crisis
PUNTO FIJO, Venezuela (Reuters) – Struggling to feed herself and her seven children, Venezuelan mother Zulay Pulgar asked a neighbor in October to take over care of her six-year-old daughter, a victim of a pummeling economic crisis.
EU agrees to extend Russia sanctions until mid-2017 in a signal to Trump
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to extend economic sanctions against Russia over the turmoil in Ukraine until mid-2017, though some wanted a longer timespan over fear U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would ease pressure …
Mexico braces for fresh flood of Central American asylum seekers
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico expects a sharp increase in people seeking asylum from Central America next year, fleeing gang warfare and poverty in their home countries, a senior official said on Thursday.
Traces of explosives found in Egyptair crash: investigators
CAIRO/PARIS (Reuters) – Egyptian investigators said on Thursday traces of explosives had been found on the remains of victims of an Egyptair flight that crashed en route from Paris to Cairo, but French officials warned against drawing conclusions on th…
Colombia’s president, opposition rival to meet with Pope Francis
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos and right-wing opposition leader Alvaro Uribe will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday, in a bid to build consensus on a peace deal with the Andean country’s Marxist FARC rebels, th…
Myanmar’s Rohingya insurgency has links to Saudi, Pakistan: report
YANGON (Reuters) – A group of Rohingya Muslims that attacked Myanmar border guards in October is headed by people with links to Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said on Thursday, citing members of the group.
French prosecutor calls for IMF’s Lagarde to be acquitted
PARIS (Reuters) – The chief prosecutor in the negligence trial of IMF chief Christine Lagarde in Paris called for her acquittal on Thursday, saying the hearing had failed to support the “very weak” case against her.
Assad video says taking of Aleppo is historic moment
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday the world would be different after what he called the “liberation of Aleppo”, describing it as a historic moment.
Turkey’s Erdogan says discussed Syria, Iraq with Obama
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he discussed the situation in Syria and Iraq with U.S. President Barack in a call on Thursday, adding Obama asked how he could help when he was told about difficulties evacuating people from the …
