Rwanda’s top court clears way for Kagame third term
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that President Paul Kagame could run for a third seven-year term, rejecting an attempt by the main opposition party to block changes to the country’s constitution.
France’s far-right party targets Muslim vote in Paris region
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s far-right National Front will launch a campaign to woo Muslim voters in Paris’ depressed suburbs in December regional elections, according to its lead candidate in the Ile-de-France region which includes the capital.
Turkey bans TV channels close to Erdogan foe ahead of polls
ANKARA (Reuters) – A state prosecutor has banned Turkey’s largest pay-TV platform from broadcasting channels close to an arch-enemy of President Tayyip Erdogan, heightening concern about press freedom weeks ahead of an election.
New Japan cabinet minister seeks to stem shrinking population
TOKYO (Reuters) – A new Japanese cabinet minister tasked with finding ways to boost the birthrate and keep a shrinking population from falling below 100 million said on Thursday he hoped to win over more Japanese to his view that childrearing is reward…
Merkel slams east Europeans on refugees in private talk: Politico
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel rounded on east European governments that refuse to take in refugees, accusing them of yielding to prejudice and ignoring their own history, the Politico website reported on Thursday.
Islamic State kills three Assyrian Christian captives: activists
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have killed three Assyrian Christian captives who were among nearly 200 Christians abducted earlier this year in northeastern Syria, two human rights monitoring groups said on Thursday.
Austrian chancellor casts doubt on EU migrant ‘hotspot’ plans
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann cast doubt on the workability of the so-called migrant hotspots European leaders plan to create by the end of next month in Greece and Italy to help manage large numbers of refugees.
Former Italian missionary kidnapped in southern Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – An Italian man, who was a former missionary priest, has been abducted by armed men from his restaurant in the southern Philippines, security officials said on Thursday, the latest in a string of abductions targeting foreigners in the…
Talks on U.S. defence grants to Israel may resume next month: Obama aide
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States may resume talks on its defence grants to Israel when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington next month, an aide to President Barack Obama said on Thursday.
American charged in 1997 South Korea murder pleads not guilty
SEOUL (Reuters) – An American accused of murdering a South Korean college student in the bathroom of a Seoul Burger King 18 years ago pleaded not guilty on Thursday after his extradition from the United States last month.
