Ties will progress no matter who wins U.S. election: China’s Li
BEIJING (Reuters) – China-U.S. relations will continue to develop regardless of who wins the U.S. presidential election in November, China’s Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday, after criticism of Beijing by U.S. candidates.
EU sees Turkey migrant deal as ‘temporary’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk has stressed in a note to EU leaders that a planned deal with Turkey to stem the flow of migrants to Greek islands will be a “temporary and extraordinary measure”.
Hague drops summons for Serb suspect, averting stand-off
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Judges averted a potential stand-off between the European Union and Serbia on Wednesday by excusing a war crimes suspect from returning to The Hague for his verdict because he needed medical treatment unavailable there.
Pope urges Europe to ‘open hearts and doors’ to suffering migrants
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis appealed to nations on Wednesday to “open their hearts and open their doors” to migrants, saying those waiting at closed European borders in the cold and rain were made to feel like exiles abandoned by God.
Argentina’s lower house approves debt settlement package: TV
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri won the support of the lower house of Congress for a settlement with bondholders on Wednesday, live TV images showed, leaving just a vote in the Senate between Argentina and the end of a 14-…
NATO sends general to troubled Afghan south
KABUL (Reuters) – The NATO-led mission in Afghanistan has sent a one-star general to lead foreign troops in embattled Helmand province, officials said on Wednesday, a rare move that signals foreign forces’ deepening involvement in the war with the Tali…
Two suicide bombers kill 22 at mosque in northeast Nigeria’s Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two female suicide bombers killed 22 people on Wednesday at a mosque outside the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram militants, a military spokesman sai…
Document lays out ‘Democratic Federalism’ for Syrian north
RMEILAN, Syria (Reuters) – A conference underway in Kurdish-controlled northern Syria on Wednesday aims to approve a “Federal Democratic” system of government for the area and envisions the failure of U.N.-led peace talks in Geneva, according to a docu…
Russia’s Lavrov says agrees to try to resume flights with Egypt in shortest time
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday at talks with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry that they had agreed to make efforts on resuming direct flights between Russia and Egypt in the shortest possible period o…
Bomb on bus kills 15 government employees in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A bomb on a bus carrying government employees in the Pakistani city of Peshawar killed 15 people on Wednesday, officials said, and a militant group claimed responsibility, saying it was revenge for death sentences passed …
