Tech execs tell Germany to scrap ‘hate-filled’ migrant campaign
Scores of tech entrepreneurs in Berlin have signed a letter telling the government to scrap a poster campaign that encourages migrants to go home – saying the message spreads hate and undermines efforts to hire foreign developers.
Guardians against ‘white death’ avalanches honored by UNESCO
St Bernard dogs and wily guides who know the mountains like the back of their hands have been hailed by UNESCO, which has included Swiss and Austrian methods of limiting avalanche damage on its list of cultural treasures.
Yemen’s Saudi-backed government to arrive for talks in Sweden after Houthi delegation
A delegation of Yemen’s Saudi-backed government will arrive in Sweden after a Houthi delegation, Al-Arabiya TV reported on Thursday.
Trump says will probably meet with Putin at G20 summit
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will probably meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a G20 summit in Argentina over the weekend, despite having expressed displeasure with Russian actions against Ukraine.
White House trade adviser Navarro to attend Trump meeting with Xi: official
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro, who has advocated a tough stance against China, will attend a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Argentina, an administration official said.
Yemen’s Houthis say they could attend U.N.-led talks in Sweden if safe passage guaranteed
A delegation from Yemen’s Houthis could attend talks sponsored by the United Nations in Sweden if safe exit and return is guaranteed, the Head of the Houthi’s supreme revolutionary committee, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, said on Thursday.
Fractured France: Diesel tax protests expose Macron’s Achilles’ heel
Hunched over a burning oil drum on a traffic island, protesters in yellow vests line up to decry France’s punishing fuel taxes and spiraling living costs, blaming a president who they see as detached from the everyday struggles of life outside the city…
U.N. audit finds graft and misconduct in its Uganda refugee program
A U.N. investigation of its widely-praised refugee program in Uganda has found corruption costing millions of dollars and misconduct.
U.S. touts new evidence of Iranian weaponry in Yemen, Afghanistan
The United States on Thursday displayed pieces of what it said were Iranian weapons deployed to militants in Yemen and Afghanistan, a move by President Donald Trump’s administration to pressure Tehran to curb its regional activities.
Mexico rights agency slams missing student probe, cites 19 burnt remains found
Mexico’s human rights commission blasted the government’s investigation of the 2014 disappearance of 43 students for a long list of failures, adding the remains of 19 unidentified people were found in a trash dump linked to the case.
