Child watchdogs warn of European refugee ‘race to the bottom’
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A “race to the bottom” on asylum policy among European Union countries is exposing more than 360,000 child migrants to greater risk of harm as the bloc struggles to cope with a surge of refugees, rights watchdogs said on Monday.
Five years after Egypt uprising, police — not activists — celebrated
CAIRO (Reuters) – About 300 people gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Monday, not to celebrate the instigators of the revolt that five years ago overthrew Egypt’s longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak but to praise the police who tried to stop them.
Attack target Ahrar al-Sham group in Syria’s Aleppo, 23 killed: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A suicide bomber driving a fuel tank blew himself up on Monday at a checkpoint run by Islamist group Ahrar al-Sham in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo killing at least 23 people, a monitoring group said.
Russian fighter jet crashes in Siberia, crew catapults safely: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A MiG-31 jet fighter crashed during a training flight in Russia’s eastern Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk on Monday, but its crew catapulted safely, Interfax news agency quoted the Defence Ministry as saying.
EU security chiefs brace for more Islamist attacks
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Islamic State and other militants are very likely to attempt big new attacks in Europe following those in Paris, the EU’s police agency said on Monday, echoing previous warnings by senior security officials.
French official calls on Paris to send troops to Calais over migrants
CALAIS (Reuters) – The head of France’s northern region on Monday called on Paris to send troops to Calais to restore order there after migrants stormed the port and boarded a British ferry.
Pope risks traditionalist anger with Martin Luther commemoration
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Risking the ire of Catholic traditionalists, Pope Francis is to take part in a joint Catholic-Lutheran service in Sweden in October marking the start of the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s anti-Catholic Reformation.
Russia invites Japan to fish around disputed islands
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Russia is inviting foreign partners to help it develop fisheries around Pacific islands where Moscow and Tokyo have rival territorial claims and says it will give Tokyo priority; but if it doesn’t jump at the chance, othe…
Britain examining latest purported Islamic State video
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is examining the latest video published on Sunday by the media center of Islamic State, Prime Minister David Cameron’s spokeswoman said on Monday.
EU’s Mogherini confident of delivering 3 billion euros to Turkey in migrant deal
ANKARA (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Monday she was “very confident” the bloc would deliver a promised 3 billion euros ($3.2 billion) in assistance to Turkey to help stem migrant flows, despite the funding being blocked …
