Russia’s Lavrov raises question of Turkey-Syria border with Kerry
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday, said militants were still crossing from Turkey into Syria across their joint border, Russia’s foreign ministry said.
Brussels airport restart delayed after police demands
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Brussels main airport is likely to reopen on Sunday after police and the government resolved a dispute over security following the March 22 bomb attacks, agreeing that all passengers would be screened on arrival.
Ex-foreign minister Genscher, architect of German unity, dies at 89
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s longest-serving foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, a one-time refugee from the communist East who helped unite his divided homeland, has died at the age of 89.
EU sets sanctions, mulls security mission to back Libya unity government
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union imposed sanctions on three Libyan political leaders on Friday for opposing a U.N.-backed unity government for the country, a move aimed at weakening so-called spoilers of the peace process.
Modi’s Saudi visit part of push to ‘de-hyphenate’ India from Pakistan
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday is part of a diplomatic effort to put pressure on arch rival Pakistan by forging ties with some of Islamabad’s closest allies, Indian ruling party and government offic…
U.N. hopes parties to Yemen peace talks will engage constructively
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations special envoy to Yemen on Friday welcomed a recent prisoner swap between the parties to the Yemen conflict and urged them to “engage constructively” in a new round of peace talks set to begin on April 18.
UNHCR warns against immediate refugee returns to Turkey
GENEVA (Reuters) – Conditions for refugees in Greece are worsening and arrival numbers rising but the safeguards needed to start returning some of them to Turkey next week are not yet in place, aid agencies said on Friday.
Italy orders extradition of Algerian linked to attacks
NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) – An Italian court on Friday ordered the extradition to Belgium of an Algerian man arrested last week on suspicion of having provided false documents to Islamist militants involved in the deadly attacks in Brussels and Paris.
Italy’s Renzi under pressure over influence peddling scandal
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s main opposition parties said on Friday they would present a no-confidence motion in Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s government after his industry minister quit in a scandal over allegations of influence peddling.
PKK militant group claims responsibility for Turkish car bombing: website
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) on Friday claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack a day earlier that killed seven police officers and wounded 27 people in southeast Turkey’s city of Diyarbakir.
