British PM’s changing vocabulary signals shift from ‘hard Brexit’
LONDON (Reuters) – There is a recognizable repetition in Theresa May’s speeches about Britain’s decision to leave the European Union: “Brexit means Brexit”, making “a success of it” and getting “the best deal” for Britain are some of her stump phrases….
U.N. investigator says Australia responsible for children suffering in detention
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia is responsible for children detained for years in an offshore immigration center developing post-traumatic stress disorder and other ailments, a United Nations investigator into the human rights of migrants said on Friday.
Fire in Melbourne bank branch injures 27, one man under police guard
(Reuters) – A fire in a Melbourne branch of Commonwealth Bank of Australia on Friday, which police said was allegedly set by a man, injured 27 people, including six critically.
Aid convoy reaches quake-hit New Zealand town as damage bill mounts
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A convoy of 27 military trucks reached the quake-stricken New Zealand town of Kaikoura on Friday, five days after the seaside community was completely cut off by huge landslides caused by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that killed tw…
Rescue teams try to free 13 workers trapped in southeast Turkey copper mine
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Rescue teams sought to free 13 workers trapped in a copper mine in southeast Turkey on Friday after it was hit by a landslide which killed at least three people, the local governor’s office said.
Duterte says Philippines would welcome refugees: ‘They can always come here.’
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lashed out at the “hypocrisy” of the West for closing borders to an exodus of refugees he said he would welcome to his country and accept until it was “filled to the brim”.
With Trump win, China looks to seize Asia free trade leadership
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will position itself as free trade’s new champion at an Asia-Pacific summit this weekend, with the Communist government seeking to project economic leadership as a U.S.-led Pacific Rim trade pact languishes under President-ele…
U.S. proposes U.N. arms embargo on South Sudan, sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States circulated on Thursday to the 15-member United Nations Security Council a draft resolution to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan and further targeted sanctions amid warnings by a senior U.N. official of p…
Hollande awards France’s Legion of Honour to U.N.’s Ban Ki-moon
PARIS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon received the Legion of Honour from French President Francois Hollande on Thursday for his contributions to tackling climate change.
Former mayor arrested over massacre in Mexican state of Coahuila
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A former mayor from the northern Mexican state of Coahuila was arrested on Thursday for allegedly participating in one of the worst massacres perpetrated by the brutal Zetas cartel, the state attorney general’s office said.
