No sign of peace for Turkey’s Kurds after Erdogan victory
SILVAN, Turkey (Reuters) – The shepherd’s widow no longer asks God for peace.
U.N. veto powers agree endorsement of Syria peace process
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The five United Nations Security Council veto powers have agreed the text of a draft resolution to endorse an international roadmap for a Syria peace process and the 15-member body is expected to adopt it later on Friday, dip…
Israeli troops kill three Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza clashes
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian who tried to ram them with a car and another who took part in a violent demonstration in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the military and medical officials said.
Exclusive: NATO agrees Turkey air defense package, seeks ‘predictability’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO allies agreed on Friday to send aircraft and ships to Turkey to strengthen Ankara’s air defenses on its border with Syria, the alliance’s chief said.
Bigotry, panic reflected in media coverage of migrants and refugees
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From Bulgaria to Brazil, journalists reporting on the global migration and refugee crisis often fail to tell the full story, and regularly perpetuate negative stereotyping used by politicians looking to score point…
Cameron suggests EU vote set for next year after “vital” change
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron gave his strongest hint yet on Friday that he would hold a referendum on EU membership next year, saying 2016 would see the 28-member bloc finally address Britons’ concerns.
U.N. refugee chief calls for mass resettlement to save Europe’s asylum system
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations refugee chief called on Friday for a “massive resettlement” of Syrian and other refugees within Europe, to distribute many hundreds of thousands of people before the continent’s asylum system crumbles.Antonio Guter…
New Afghan political group poses challenge to Ghani government
KABUL (Reuters) – A group including figures from Afghanistan’s anti-Soviet Mujahideen of the 1980s on Friday launched a new political bloc likely to increase the pressure on President Ashraf Ghani’s struggling unity government.
IMF says Ukraine loan programme under threat
KIEV (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday it was concerned by signs Ukraine’s parliament might reject a proposed tax code and budget for 2016, warning that this could further disrupt its $17.5 billion bailout programme.
African Union says ready to send 5,000 peacekeepers to Burundi crisis
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The African Union said it was ready to send 5,000 peacekeepers to Burundi to protect civilians caught up it a growing crisis, the first time the bloc has invoked powers to deploy troops to a member country against its will.
