Merkel says still against Turkey joining the EU
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that Turkey’s help was needed to stem the flow of refugees to Europe but that this hadn’t changed her view that Ankara should not become a member of the European Union.
Greek government wins confidence vote before first bailout review
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ government comfortably won a confidence vote early on Thursday, starting a race to pass key reform laws before Athens undergoes a crucial first review of its international bailout.
Netanyahu cancels German visit as violence spreads across Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s prime minister canceled a visit to Germany on Wednesday after a spate of attacks that included the stabbing of an Israeli soldier by a suspected Palestinian militant who police said was then shot dead by special forces.
Merkel puts ally in charge of refugee crisis as support wanes
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel installed one of her most trusted allies on Wednesday to oversee her government’s handling of the refugee crisis as a new poll showed support for her conservatives slipping to a four-month low.
Argentina says fugitive spy chief flew to U.S. after prosecutor’s death
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A fugitive former spy chief accused by the Argentine government of involvement in the murky death of a federal prosecutor in January flew from Brazil to the United States a month later, Argentina’s security ministry said on Tue…
EU talks tough on deportations amid flood of Syrian refugees
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – European Union governments are set to agree on Thursday to step up deportations of illegal immigrants among the hundreds of thousands who have failed to win asylum as they try to cope with a surge in refugees from war-torn Syria….
Indonesia’s small firms struggle, dealing economy another blow
PASURUAN, Indonesia (Reuters) – Fuad Fultoni has been selling wooden furniture from Pasuruan city on the eastern side of Indonesia’s Java island for 15 years: gazing out as his workers sat idly in an empty showroom, he says business has never been so b…
U.S. recommends transfer of Afghan prisoner out of Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it had cleared for release Mohammed Kamin, an Afghan man held at the Guantanamo Bay prison for foreign terrorism suspects for more than 11 years.
China turns firepower to soft power to try to win tiny Taiwan-held island
KINMEN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Soldiers on the tiny Taiwan-held island of Kinmen regularly conduct military drills repelling amphibious attacks by Chinese Communist troops from the mainland, but the problem may soon be free-for-all landings of Chinese shop…
Iran’s supreme leader bans negotiations with the United States
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday banned any further negotiations between Iran and the United States, putting the brakes on moderates hoping to end Iran’s isolation after reaching a nuclear deal with world powe…
