EU’s Juncker sees progress in migrant crisis, praises Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told Germany’s Bild daily that Europe is making progress in tackling the migrant crisis and praised Chancellor Angela Merkel for sticking to “long-sighted” policies in the face of cri…
Russia to sign contract this year to sell Su-30SM fighter jets to Iran: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will sign this year a contract with Iran to supply a batch of its Sukhoi Su-30SM multi-role fighter jets to the Islamic Republic, RIA news agency on Wednesday quoted a senior official at Russia’s arms export agency as saying.
For Britain’s undecided voters, economy could swing EU referendum
EGGESFORD, England (Reuters) – Deborah Hastings will only decide whether Britain should ditch its European Union membership on the eve of a referendum likely in late June. She has one key question for those courting her vote: Will leaving make me and t…
China cautions Australia over defense cooperation with Japan
BEIJING (Reuters) – China called on Australia on Wednesday to take into account the feelings of Asian countries as Sydney contemplates buying a fleet of submarines from Japan.
Australian PM leaves door open to sending refugees to New Zealand
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday left open the possibility of resettlement in New Zealand for asylum seekers facing repatriation to a detention camp in the tiny Pacific Island nation of Nauru.
U.S. flies F-22 fighters over South Korea after North’s rocket launch
OSAN, South Korea (Reuters) – The United States flew four F-22 stealth fighter jets over South Korea on Wednesday in a show of force following North Korea’s recent rocket launch and ahead of the allies’ joint military drills next month aimed at deterri…
Australian abuse victims crowdfund trip to Rome for Vatican treasurer testimony
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian victims of child sex abuse have raised over $85,000 through crowd funding to travel to Rome to watch the Vatican’s Australian-born finance controller give videolink evidence to a local inquiry.
A new conflict brews at Peru’s Las Bambas copper mine
LIMA (Reuters) – Families in Peru that were relocated to make way for MMG Ltd’s huge Las Bambas copper project occupied their former lands inside the mine on Tuesday to press the company for compensation, the country’s ombudsman and a local leader said…
Obama, ASEAN discuss South China Sea tensions, but no joint mention of China
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he and leaders of Southeast Asian countries discussed the need to ease tensions in the South China Sea, and agreed that any territorial disputes there should be resolved peac…
China says missing bookseller doesn’t want his case hyped up
GENEVA (Reuters) – China hit back at U.N. criticism of its human rights record on Tuesday, saying a group of detained lawyers had committed serious economic crimes and missing Hong Kong bookseller Lee Bo was assisting a police enquiry and did not want …
