EU offers Turkey cash, closer ties for migration help
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union offered Turkey a possible 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) in aid and the prospect of easier travel visas and “re-energised” talks on joining the bloc in return for its help stemming the flow of migrants to Europe….
U.N. Security Council to meet on Israeli-Palestinian violence
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council will hold a special meeting on Friday to discuss the recent spate of violence between Israel and the Palestinians in which 39 people have been killed over the past two weeks.
Don’t run down Italy’s refugee effort, angry Renzi tells EU boss
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi made an unusual personal attack on a top EU official on Friday, accusing European Council President Donald Tusk of slighting the Italian people in remarks about refugees.
Mexico, U.S. to open jointly staffed border stations
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico and the United States said on Thursday they will open two jointly staffed border stations on Mexican soil in a bid to streamline trade and improve communication at the frontier, which has suffered due to tensions over mig…
Turkey seeks EU cash, visas, for help on refugee crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey demanded on Thursday that the European Union start easing restrictions on Turks traveling to the EU next year if it wants cooperation to stem the flow of Syrian refugees and other migrants to Europe.
Obama to discuss nuclear security concerns with Pakistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will discuss concerns about the security of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal during a visit to Washington next week by Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the White House said on Thursday.
Obama, South Korea’s Park, to discuss North Korea threat: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye will discuss the threat posed by North Korea during Park’s visit to Washington on Friday, the White House said.
Citing ‘very fragile’ security in Afghanistan, Obama slows pace of U.S. troop withdrawal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Reversing policy on Afghanistan, President Barack Obama announced on Thursday he will prolong the 14-year-old U.S. military engagement there, effectively handing off the task of pulling out troops to his successor.
Venezuela jails ex-presidential hopeful Rosales on return from exile
CARACAS (Reuters) – Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Manuel Rosales was arrested on Thursday upon his return to Venezuela from exile in Peru, six years after the government of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez accused him of illicit enrichment….
After Kunduz falls and violence spreads, more Afghans eye Europe
KABUL (Reuters) – The young man from the northern Afghan city of Kunduz used to make a decent living doing a dangerous job.
