Fewer migrants entered Germany illegally in August: police
BERLIN (Reuters) – Fewer migrants entered Germany illegally in August than during any other month this year, a police spokeswoman said on Friday, a consequence of border closures and an EU-Turkey deal to stop sea arrivals in Greece.
EU ministers seek to ease tensions with Turkey
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – The European Union must mend ties with Turkey, Slovakia’s Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajcak said on Friday, as the bloc’s 28 ministers met to discuss a fraught relationship that has soured further following a failed coup in Ankara…
Mother Teresa’s mission lives on in Kolkata, grows worldwide
KOLKATA, India (Reuters) – On the eve of her canonization as a Roman Catholic saint, and 19 years after her death, the order founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta is going strong – even without her charismatic leadership.
Putin says he doesn’t know who hacked U.S. Democratic Party: Bloomberg
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said he did not know who was behind the hacking of U.S. Democratic Party organizations but the information uncovered was important, Bloomberg news agency reported on Friday.
Germany insists lawmakers be allowed to visit soldiers at Turkish base
BERLIN (Reuters) – German officials have told Turkey that German lawmakers must be allowed to visit 250 German soldiers stationed at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey, and expect a visit planned in October to occur, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Frida…
German government stands by Armenia resolution, says it not legally binding
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government on Friday said it was not distancing itself from a parliamentary resolution on the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces that has strained ties with Turkey, but emphasized that the measure was not legally…
Islamic State’s military retreat raises risk of attacks in France: prosecutor
PARIS (Reuters) – Islamic State’s military pullback in Iraq and Syria increases the risk of Islamist attacks in France like the ones the country suffered this year and last, France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor Francois Molins was quoted saying on Friday…
Turkey removes more than 10,000 security personnel, academics in purge
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have suspended about 8,000 security personnel and more than 2,000 academics, adding to a purge of people suspected of having links to perpetrators of a failed coup, the Official Gazette said on Friday.
Sturgeon announces new Scottish independence drive after ‘seismic’ Brexit vote
STIRLING, Scotland (Reuters) – Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon launched a new independence drive on Friday, urging supporters to join the country’s “biggest ever political listening exercise” to gauge public appetite for a new referendum.
Germany’s Merkel not distancing herself from Armenia resolution: sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told the parliamentary leader of her conservative party that she is not distancing herself from a Bundestag resolution on the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces that has strained ties with T…
