Germany, France hold back NATO, EU ambitions in Libya
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s bold intentions to support Libya’s new U.N.-backed government are faltering as France and Germany resist a bigger role to rebuild the failed state, scarred by the West’s 2011 air campaign to help topple dictator Muammar Ga…
Swedish court upholds Assange arrest warrant
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish lower court upheld on Wednesday the arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, saying the stay at Ecuador’s London embassy did not equal detention.
Greece starts moving migrants from squalid border camp
IDOMENI, Greece (Reuters) – Greece sent in police and bulldozers on Tuesday to knock down tents and relocate hundreds of migrants who had been stranded for months in a squalid makeshift camp on the border with Macedonia.
Russia says holding off air strikes on Nusra Front in Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s defense ministry said on Wednesday it was holding off from striking rebels with the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front to give other armed groups time to move away from Nusra positions.
Syrian rebels agree in Qatar to stop fighting each other
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two Syrian rebel groups which have been fighting each other near Damascus have negotiated a ceasefire in Qatar, statements published by the two groups said.
Obama to Asians worried about U.S. election: It’s going to be OK
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama sought on Wednesday to ease growing Asian worries about the raucous election campaign to succeed him which has been dominated by the incendiary rhetoric of mogul Donald Trump, now the R…
French police break fuel depot blockade, nuclear plant strike looms
PARIS (Reuters) – Police broke up a fuel depot blockade in France on Wednesday and France’s hardline CGT union prepared for a strike at a nuclear plant, escalating a standoff over proposed new labor laws.
Polish minister says looking for solutions to constitutional row
WARSAW (Reuters) – A leading member of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party signaled on Wednesday it was ready to give some ground to end a constitutional standoff with the EU, including possibly accepting some judges appointed by the last administrat…
Taiwan’s new government has no schedule for resuming China trade talks: minister
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s new government has no schedule for re-starting trade talks with China, Economics Minister Lee Chih-kung said on Wednesday, adding that the pro-independence ruling party first wanted to pass a law governing oversight of all n…
Australia immigration policy threatens to hijack election agenda
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s election agenda focusing on jobs and growth is at risk of being hijacked by the country’s harsh immigration policy and controversial network of offshore detention camps for asylum seekers….
