Best of both worlds? Norway is in two minds about EU ties
OSLO (Reuters) – It sounds like the best of both worlds: Norway sells fresh and frozen salmon worth billions of dollars to the European Union almost tariff-free, while curbing EU food imports to protect local farmers.
Ukrainian chief prosecutor back at work despite resignation over graft allegations
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s top state prosecutor resumed his duties on Wednesday despite having formally resigned a month ago, prolonging the tenure of an official seen by the United States as an obstacle to tackling corruption.
Libya’s Tripoli PM warns U.N.-backed government not to enter capital
TUNIS (Reuters) – The prime minister of Tripoli’s self-declared government has warned Libya’s U.N.-backed cabinet – based in Tunis – not to come to the capital, saying such a move would be illegal and suggesting ministers could face arrest.
Ties will progress no matter who wins U.S. election: China’s Li
BEIJING (Reuters) – China-U.S. relations will continue to develop regardless of who wins the U.S. presidential election in November, China’s Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday, after criticism of Beijing by U.S. candidates.
EU sees Turkey migrant deal as ‘temporary’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk has stressed in a note to EU leaders that a planned deal with Turkey to stem the flow of migrants to Greek islands will be a “temporary and extraordinary measure”.
Hague drops summons for Serb suspect, averting stand-off
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Judges averted a potential stand-off between the European Union and Serbia on Wednesday by excusing a war crimes suspect from returning to The Hague for his verdict because he needed medical treatment unavailable there.
Pope urges Europe to ‘open hearts and doors’ to suffering migrants
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis appealed to nations on Wednesday to “open their hearts and open their doors” to migrants, saying those waiting at closed European borders in the cold and rain were made to feel like exiles abandoned by God.
Argentina’s lower house approves debt settlement package: TV
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri won the support of the lower house of Congress for a settlement with bondholders on Wednesday, live TV images showed, leaving just a vote in the Senate between Argentina and the end of a 14-…
NATO sends general to troubled Afghan south
KABUL (Reuters) – The NATO-led mission in Afghanistan has sent a one-star general to lead foreign troops in embattled Helmand province, officials said on Wednesday, a rare move that signals foreign forces’ deepening involvement in the war with the Tali…
Two suicide bombers kill 22 at mosque in northeast Nigeria’s Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two female suicide bombers killed 22 people on Wednesday at a mosque outside the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram militants, a military spokesman sai…
