EU states at odds on eve of summit on migration crisis
BRUSSELS/VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria threatened to reimpose controls on its Hungarian border and Britain considered adding security around the French port of Calais on Wednesday as divided EU leaders prepared to debate how to stem a flood of desperate m…
Obama reassures France after ‘unacceptable’ NSA spying
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama reaffirmed in a phone call with his French counterpart Francois Hollande on Wednesday Washington’s commitment to end spying practices deemed “unacceptable” by its allies.
U.S., China appear to get little done in removing economic barriers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China urged each other on Wednesday to remove barriers to foreign investment, saying that business ties were vital to overall relations, although they appeared to achieve little beyond rhetoric at a high pro…
Boko Haram militants kill five in southern Niger: sources
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants riding on motorbikes and horseback attacked a village in southern Niger overnight, killing at least five people, two security sources said on Wednesday.
U.N. calls on Netanyahu to act on commitment to two-state solution
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to translate into action his commitment to a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, including halting settlement constructio…
British queen charms Europe’s ‘summit queen’ on eve of EU negotiation
BERLIN/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – On the eve of Britain’s bid to renegotiate its European Union membership, Queen Elizabeth charmed Germany’s Angela Merkel, Europe’s most powerful leader, who Prime Minister David Cameron hopes will help him strike an EU refo…
Brazil police intercept ‘destroy email’ note from jailed Odebrecht CEO
CURITIBA, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazilian police said on Wednesday they intercepted a note from the jailed chief executive of Odebrecht SA to his lawyers asking to “destroy email,” after he became the highest-profile executive arrested in Brazil’s largest…
Kerry heads to Vienna on Friday for Iran nuclear talks: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will fly to Vienna on Friday to take part in Iran nuclear talks ahead of a self-imposed June 30 deadline, U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement.
As factions fight, Yemenis suffer hunger, disease, fear
SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Eight-year-old Abdullah Ali lay screaming in pain in a Sanaa hospital on Wednesday as a doctor cleaned his torn face, the victim of a worsening war that threatens millions of Yemenis with starvation and homelessness.
NATO says won’t be dragged into arms race with Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The head of NATO said on Wednesday the alliance would not be forced into a new arms race with Russia but said what he called Moscow’s aggression in Ukraine had compelled it to strengthen its defenses.
