Trump without the hair? EU’s migration policy gets rough
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s emerging migration policy is looking increasingly like Donald Trump without the hair.
Avalanche in Italian Alps kills six, search continues
ROME (Reuters) – An avalanche killed six skiers in the Italian Alps on Saturday, making it one of the deadliest to hit the area in many years, a fire department spokeswoman said.
Thousands rally against Polish govt as constitutional crisis deepens
WARSAW (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Poles marched through Warsaw on Saturday demanding their government respect the constitution, in an escalation of a confrontation pitting the opposition, the country’s top court and the EU against the ruling cons…
Slovak National Party refuses talks on center-right coalition, deepens deadlock
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovak National Party leader Andrej Danko, a potential kingmaker in government coalition talks, refused on Saturday to join a wide coalition of center-right parties, deepening the political deadlock after last weekend’s inconclus…
Iran’s Rouhani criticizes ‘revolutionary’ opponents as rift widens
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani defended his nuclear deal with world powers and his policy of detente with the West, saying on Saturday that his “revolutionary” opponents sought their own interests, not those of the people.
Gaza siblings killed in Israeli air strike after militant rockets hit Israel
GAZA (Reuters) – A Palestinian boy and his sister were killed in Hamas-controlled Gaza on Saturday when they were hit by fragments from a missile fired by an Israeli aircraft, medical officials said.
Kosovo president’s office attacked with petrol bomb
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Masked assailants broke windows and threw a petrol bomb at the office of Kosovo’s president on Saturday but failed to set fire to the building, police said.
U.S. accuses Uganda of rights violations after presidential vote
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Uganda has persistently violated the rights of its citizens and media in the aftermath of last month’s presidential election which saw President Yoweri Museveni retain his hold on power, the United States said.
Iraqi cleric Sadr calls sit-in, urges action against corruption
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s powerful Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called for a sit-at the gates of Baghdad’s heavily fortified government district, stepping up pressure on Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to deliver on promised anti-corruption reforms.
Man charged with Northern Irish car bombing as security stepped up
BELFAST (Reuters) – A 45-year-old man was charged on Saturday with attempting to murder a Northern Irish prison officer who was seriously injured in a car bomb a week ago, which was claimed by militant nationalists police fear are set to step up attack…
