U.N. human rights chief says Trump, others fanning prejudice
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights chief on Monday accused U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump of spreading “humiliating racial and religious prejudice” and warned of a rise of populist politics that could turn viole…
Lebanon dialogue suspended as Christian party pulls out
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The speaker of the Lebanese parliament on Monday suspended a national dialogue of rival politicians after one of the main Christian parties walked out, deepening the country’s political crisis.
Afghan asylum seeker’s body removed from Italy quake rubble
ROME (Reuters) – The body of an Afghan asylum seeker living in Amatrice, the town worst hit by last month’s earthquake, was pulled from the rubble of the home where he had been living, Italy’s national fire rescue service said on Monday.
Cuba government filtering mobile text messages, dissidents say
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s Communist government is filtering mobile phone text messages for key words such as “democracy” and “human rights” and then blocking them, dissidents said on Monday.
South Sudan spells out unresolved U.N. protection force issues
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan still needs to agree the number and nationality of United Nations peacekeepers for a protection force, a government minister said on Tuesday, a day after President Salva Kiir approved the deployment in a bid to avoid a U.N….
G20 promises to coordinate on economy, but little in way of concrete steps
HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – Leaders from the world’s top economies broadly agreed at a summit in China on Monday to coordinate macroeconomic policies, but few concrete proposals emerged to meet growing challenges to globalisation and free trade.
British lawmakers debate petition demanding second Brexit referendum
LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers on Monday debated a petition signed by more than 4.1 million people that demands a second referendum on European Union membership.
Britain will regain sovereignty without delay: Brexit minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will leave the European Union and restore its sovereignty, the minister responsible for negotiating Britain’s exit from the European Union said on Monday, vowing there would be no delay and no second referendum.
Cash crunch at Saudi firm casts shadow over Lebanon’s Hariris
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Hariri family’s pre-eminent role in Lebanese politics is being shaken by a financial crisis at its Saudi construction firm, a development that could dilute Sunni influence in the country and leave Iran’s allies even more firmly …
Seeking smoother summit, ASEAN to skirt mention of South China Sea ruling
VIENTIANE (Reuters) – Southeast Asian leaders are set to avoid references to a recent arbitration ruling that undermined China’s claims to the South China Sea, after omitting it from a joint statement at a summit this week over which Beijing’s influenc…
