Philippines cancels visit by U.N. rapporteur on extrajudicial killings
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has canceled a trip next year by the U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings to look into the rising death toll in its war on drugs, the country’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.
G20 task force wants companies to come clean on climate risk
LONDON (Reuters) – Companies will be asked to disclose how they manage the risks to their business from climate change and greenhouse gas emission cuts by a global task force set up to try to prevent market shocks from the warming of the planet.
Pope jokes early birthday greetings may bring a jinx
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis, who turns 80 on Saturday, responded to thousands of people singing “Happy Birthday” on Wednesday by joking that doing it early may bring a jinx on him.
Turkey under attack from terror groups, must respond in kind: Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is facing the biggest attack in its history from terrorist groups and needs to retaliate in kind, President Tayyip Erdogan said in a speech to local administrators in the presidential palace on Wednesday.
France to deploy extra police, troops for festive events
PARIS (Reuters) – France will put more police and soldiers on the streets to deter would-be militant attackers from striking during Christmas and New Year festivities, Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux said on Wednesday.
China tells Japan it opposes unilateral North Korea sanctions
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is willing to work with the international community to fully implement U.N. resolutions on North Korea, but opposes any unilateral sanctions outside that framework, a senior Chinese diplomat told Japan on Wednesday.
Popular Chinese Muslim website down after posting letter critical of Xi
BEIJING (Reuters) – A popular website for Chinese Muslims has been inaccessible since Saturday after a critical letter addressed to Chinese President Xi Jinping was posted in one of its forums.
Turkey’s Syria campaign has killed 1,800 Islamic State and Kurdish militia fighters: Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s military operations in Syria have killed around 1,800 Islamic State and Kurdish militia fighters since being launched in August, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
Boss of French group Orange stays away from Lagarde trial
PARIS (Reuters) – Stephane Richard, head of France’s biggest phone company, who was expected to be one of the chief witnesses at the negligency trial of IMF chief Christine Lagarde, stayed away from the Paris court on Wednesday on the advice of his law…
U.N. seeks to stop South Sudan atrocities from sparking wider war
GENEVA (Reuters) – The international community can stop a “Rwanda-like” genocide in South Sudan if it immediately deploys a 4,000-strong protection force and sets up a court to prosecute atrocities, the head of a U.N. human rights commission said on We…
