Shake-up in Israeli politics prompts ‘seeds of fascism’ warning
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A military affairs commentator interrupts his broadcast to deliver a monologue: I’m alarmed by what’s happening in Israel, he says, I think my children should leave.
Kenya will close world’s biggest refugee camp this year
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Kenya will close the world’s largest refugee camp this year because the facility housing Somalis displaced by decades of war poses an “existential threat”, Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto said on Monday.
German anti-immigration party breaks off talks with Muslims
BERLIN (Reuters) – The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) broke off talks on Monday with representatives of the Muslim community that had been intended to ease tensions after the party declared Islam incompatible with the German constitutio…
European Union agrees to aid Libyan navy to stop traffickers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will help rebuild Libya’s shattered navy and coastguard to tackle migrant smugglers after a plea for aid from the new U.N.-backed unity government in Tripoli, EU foreign ministers agreed on Monday.
U.S., allies stage 17 strikes in Iraq, Syria against Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 17 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, the coalition leading the operations said.
UK would lose at least 500,000 jobs after Brexit vote: Osborne
EASTLEIGH, England (Reuters) – Britain would lose at least half a million jobs within two years of a vote to leave the European Union and a fall in the value of the pound would push up inflation sharply, finance minister George Osborne said on Monday.
Turkey shifts to presidential system, even without constitutional change
ANKARA (Reuters) – As Turkey’s incoming prime minister prepares to name his new cabinet, there is little doubt that its primary role will be to rubber-stamp what has already become reality: a shift to a full presidential system with Tayyip Erdogan firm…
Philippines’ Duterte to allow burial of Marcos at heroes’ cemetery
MANILA (Reuters) – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he would allow the burial of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Philippines’ heroes’ cemetery, despite strong opposition.
U.N. refugee agency calls European border closures ‘inhumane’
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The U.N.’s refugee agency said on Monday border closures in Europe to stop migrants were “inhumane”, and government efforts to stem the flow had averted the crisis only temporarily.
World leaders meet in Istanbul to fix ‘broken’ aid system
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Global leaders met in Istanbul on Monday to tackle a “broken” humanitarian system that has left 130 million people in need of aid, a near insurmountable task for a two-day summit that critics say risks achieving little.
