Kerry confident U.S. and Philippines can ‘work through’ Duterte confusion
WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is confident after speaking to his Philippine counterpart that the two countries can “work through” a period of confusion caused by anti-American rhetoric from President Rodrigo Duterte, …
France clears ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in Calais, children in limbo
CALAIS, France (Reuters) – France began clearing the sprawling “Jungle” camp on Monday as many migrants who have camped for months or years among sand dunes near Calais gave up on their dreams of reaching Britain, a tantalizingly short sea crossing awa…
Islamic State steps up counter-attacks as fighting edges closer to Mosul
BAGHDAD/BARTELLA, Iraq (Reuters) – Islamic State expanded its attacks on Monday against the army and Kurdish forces across Iraq, trying to relieve pressure on the militant group’s defenses around Mosul, its last major urban stronghold in the country.
Some 2,200 migrants rescued in Mediterranean, 16 bodies recovered
ROME (Reuters) – About 2,200 migrants were plucked to safety in the central Mediterranean in 21 rescue missions on Monday and 16 bodies were recovered, the Italian Coast Guard said.
After rail crash, Cameroonians vent grief, frustration with longtime ruler
YAOUNDE/ESEKA, Cameroon (Reuters) – Cameroon observed a day of mourning on Monday for victims of a deadly rail accident that has killed at least 75 people and exposed widespread frustration with one of Africa’s longest-ruling presidents.
Four killed in anti-U.N. unrest in Central African Republic: U.N.
BANGUI (Reuters) – Four civilians were killed and 14 other people injured in Central African Republic on Monday when U.N. peacekeepers exchanged fire with armed men during a protest against the U.N. military presence, the United Nations said.
Italy PM says EU letter on budget will arrive, to also cover other states
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Monday that a letter in which the European Commission might warn the euro zone’s third largest economy against breaking the bloc’s budget rules would arrive but would not only pertain to Ital…
South Africa opposition party challenges ICC withdrawal in court
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s main opposition party has filed papers with the Constitutional Court to challenge the government’s decision to pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC), it said on Monday.
Polish women protest again as ruling party heats up abortion row
WARSAW (Reuters) – Hundreds of women marched again in Polish cities on Monday to oppose proposals for tight restrictions on abortion after earlier protests effectively scuttled a near-total ban on terminating pregnancies.
Church raps Austria’s far-right presidential candidate for invoking God
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s Protestant church criticized the far-right candidate for president on Monday for using the phrase “so help me God” on his campaign posters, saying his party’s anti-immigrant stance ran against Christian principles.
