NATO, Russia meeting confirms ‘profound disagreements’: NATO chief
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s first formal meeting with Russia’s envoy to the alliance in almost two years underscored the deep East-West divide over the Ukraine crisis and the future of Europe’s security, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.
Serbian prime minister plans new privatization push after election
NOVI PAZAR, Serbia (Reuters) – Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic plans a new push to privatize loss-making state firms if he wins Sunday’s election and will do everything needed to secure IMF approval for his economic policies, he told Reuters in…
EU urges members to accelerate security cooperation after attacks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Wednesday urged speedier adoption of measures to toughen security and counter-terrorism coordination among member states after the Islamic State attacks in Brussels and Paris.
Greek PM says migrant flows decreased after EU-Turkey deal
ATHENS (Reuters) – Migrant flows to Greece have decreased markedly in recent months, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday, defending his government’s support of a deal between the European Union and Turkey to tackle the migrant crisis….
Rouhani clashes with Iranian police over undercover hijab agents
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s president criticized the use of thousands of undercover morality police in Tehran to report on young women who are not wearing a full Islamic hijab or those who play loud music in their cars.
South Sudan peace deal at risk over rebel leader’s delay: monitors
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s government and rebels on Wednesday accused each other of hindering rebel leader Riek Machar’s return to the capital to form a unity government, with monitors of a peace deal warning the delay was putting the agreement at …
U.S. says North Korean remittances at risk if it conducts nuclear test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A fifth North Korean nuclear test could trigger new sanctions including an effort to choke off hard currency earnings by its workers abroad, the top U.S. diplomat for the Asia-Pacific region has said.
Thai police say 15 bomb suspects at large as two appear in court
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police cannot find 15 suspects in connection with a bomb at a shrine in Bangkok last year that killed 20 people, an officer said on Wednesday, as two ethnic Uighur Muslims from China accused of involvement appeared in a militar…
France to extend state of emergency to cover Euro 2016 soccer tournament
PARIS (Reuters) – France plans to extend the state of emergency in place since November’s attacks on Paris for a further two months to ensure security at the Euro 2016 soccer tournament, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Wednesday.
Japan’s PM Abe not expected to call snap election: spokesman
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s top government spokesman said on Wednesday he did not think Prime Minister Shinzo Abe would call a snap election although it was up to him to decide.
