Syria’s Assad says his enemies increasing support for insurgents
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al Assad told a senior Iranian official on Sunday that his adversaries had increased weapon supplies and financial support to insurgents since the start of a major offensive aided by his allies to regain…
Latvia urges Greece to tighten border to ease refugee crisis
RIGA (Reuters) – The president of Latvia has urged Greece to demonstrate a “changed attitude” on border security to stem a flow of migrants, but sees no need to re-erect Europe’s internal frontiers in response to the refugee crisis or Paris attacks.
Turkey to help EU curb migration in exchange for cash, EU membership talks: draft
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey will help the European Union handle the flow of migrants that has called into question the future of Europe’s passport-free travel in exchange for cash and restarting stalled talks on EU accession, draft conclusions of an EU…
Slovakia to file lawsuit over EU migrant quotas before December 18: PM
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovakia will file a lawsuit by Dec. 18 challenging the European Union’s planned quota system that will see 120,000 asylum seekers distributed among member countries, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Sunday.
Three-way tie seen in Spain’s vote as Ciudadanos gains ground
MADRID (Reuters) – Newcomer Ciudadanos has caught up with Spain’s long-established political parties and will tie three ways with them in the Dec 20 national election, a poll published on Sunday showed.
Kuwait names new acting oil minister; policy change not expected
RIYADH (Reuters) – Kuwait on Sunday appointed Anas al-Saleh as acting oil minister in addition to his roles as finance minister and deputy prime minister, state news agency KUNA reported.
U.N. climate deal ‘quite close’: Latvian president
RIGA (Reuters) – World leaders are “quite close” to reaching a deal to fight climate change when they meet in Paris from Monday, Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis, Europe’s first Green party head of state, said, adding any deal should be legally bindi…
Austria’s Faymann sees compromise in EU-Turkey talks: Kurier
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann expects the European Union and Turkey to strike a deal on how to stem a tide of refugees into the continent in return for financial aid and closer ties, he told the Kurier paper.
Lie detectors, solitary: How South Korea screens refugees
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea has spent decades screening refugees from a hostile neighbor but some enemy agents manage to get through, underlining the challenges Western nations face in dealing with a far larger influx of people escaping the war in Sy…
Japan’s tiny refugee community urges Tokyo to open doors wider
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) – Hitoshi Kino, a bespectacled clerical employee at a university near Tokyo, doesn’t stand out.
