UK’s Hammond says new initiative needed for Syria talks
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Monday he was deeply concerned about the state of the ceasefire in Syria and that a new initiative was needed to keep dialogue alive, after a sharp escalation of violence in the c…
Chinese police to patrol in Italy in two-week experiment
ROME (Reuters) – Chinese police are joining Italian officers on the streets of Rome and Milan in an experiment aimed at helping tourists from China feel safe, Italy’s interior ministry said on Monday.
Kosovo airport closes after Turkish Airlines jet skids off runway
PRISTINA (Reuters) – A Turkish Airlines jet carrying 143 passengers and eight crew from Istanbul skidded off the runway on Monday when landing at Kosovo’s sole airport, officials said.
EU executive to propose visa-free travel for Turks on Wednesday, sources say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union executive will propose on Wednesday relaxing visa requirements for Turks, two sources said, after Ankara threatened to walk away from a migration agreement unless the EU eased travel rules for Turkish citizens.
U.S. and Senegal sign defense cooperation deal
DAKAR (Reuters) – The United States and Senegal signed a cooperation agreement on Monday to ease the deployment of American troops to the West African nation to counter humanitarian crises, natural disasters or terrorist attacks.
Venezuela opposition submits 1.85 million signatures in recall effort
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition said it delivered 1.85 million signatures to the country’s elections authority on Monday as part of the process of seeking a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro.
Kerry aims to extend truce to Syria’s Aleppo as ceasefire unravels
AMMAN/GENEVA (Reuters) – Washington and Moscow said on Monday they were working hard to extend a truce in Syria to Aleppo, the divided northern city where a sharp escalation of violence in recent weeks has left a ceasefire in tatters and torpedoed peac…
Israel to reopen second crossing for trucks into Gaza
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel plans to reopen a second border point for commercial traffic into the Gaza Strip, an official said on Monday, a step in gradually easing the blockade imposed on the Palestinian enclave since 2007.
Saudi minister confirms warning on proposed U.S. law on 9/11
GENEVA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has warned the United States that a proposed U.S. law that could hold the kingdom responsible for any role in the Sept 11, 2001, attacks would erode global investor confidence in America, its foreign minister said on Mon…
Pakistan raps Trump over vow to free doctor who helped track bin Laden
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan angrily criticized Donald Trump, frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, for saying he would force the country to free a jailed Pakistani doctor believed to have helped the CIA hunt down al Qaada leader Os…
