China won’t allow chaos or war on Korean peninsula: Xi
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will not allow chaos and war to break out on the Korean peninsula, which would be to no one’s advantage, Chinese President Xi Jinping told a group of Asian foreign ministers on Thursday.
U.N. chief urges European leaders to support refugees
VIENNA (Reuters) – Ever tighter restrictions on migrants and refugees in Europe are giving the wrong signal about countries’ obligations under international humanitarian law, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday.
Italy minister says will tell Austria Brenner fence ‘unacceptable’
ROME (Reuters) – Plans by Austria to curb migrant flows by building a fence at the Alpine Brenner Pass between the two countries are “unacceptable”, Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Thursday.
Eight charged with sedition in Thailand over Facebook criticism of draft charter
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police charged eight people with sedition and computer crimes on Thursday, part of fresh wave of arrests as Thailand cracks down on online dissent before a referendum on a military-backed draft constitution.
German foreign minister criticizes Trump’s ‘America first’ foreign policy
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday criticized U.S. Republican front-runner Donald Trump for a speech in which he said it would be “America first” if he were elected president.
Brawls in Turkish parliament delay legislation on EU migrant deal
ANKARA (Reuters) – Brawls between lawmakers from Turkey’s ruling AK Party and the pro-Kurdish opposition have delayed efforts to pass legislation on a migration deal with the European Union and parliament has been adjourned until Monday.
Fifteen people held over suicide bomb in Turkey: interior minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police have detained 15 people over a suicide bombing in the northwestern city of Bursa where a woman injured eight bystanders as she blew herself up near the city’s main mosque, Turkish media said on Thursday.
Philippines wants coordinated patrols to protect ships from rebels
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines has been discussing coordinated naval patrols on its southern maritime borders with Indonesia and Malaysia to protect shipping after attacks and kidnappings by Islamist militants, its foreign minister said on Thursday…
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake felt in southwestern France
PARIS (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.2 earthquake rattled the southwestern French city of La Rochelle on Thursday in the strongest quake in mainland France since April 2014, the Central French Seismic Office said.
Australia data shows gun controls a huge success 20 years after mass shooting
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Thursday marked the 20th anniversary of a mass shooting which led to strict gun controls that have in turn led to a huge decline in gun murders, undermining claims in the United States that such curbs are not the answer….
