World Politics

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Labour opposition risked further souring its relationship with the Jewish community after readmitting a lawmaker who was suspended for suggesting the party had been “too apologetic” about anti-Semitism. Chris Williamson, 62, a close ally of party leader Jeremy Corbyn, was suspended after making the comments in …

A German charity ship carrying 42 refugees and migrants rescued off the coast of Libya has entered Italian waters, defying an explicit ban by the country’s far-right interior minister, Matteo Salvini.  The captain of the Dutch-flagged boat decided to head to the island of Lampedusa on Wednesday because the situation on …

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Forces allied to Libya’s internationally recognized government on Wednesday seized part of the town of Gharyan south of Tripoli held by eastern forces, witnesses said. Gharyan is the main forward base for the eastern-based Libya National Army (LNA) under Khalifa Haftar which has been fighting to take …

WASHINGTON/GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he was “not talking boots on the ground” should he take military action against Iran and that he had “unlimited time” to try to forge an agreement with Tehran. U.S. President Donald Trump talks about the United States imposing …

ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – At least 15 people were killed and 75 wounded in a stampede at a stadium after a military parade in Madagascar’s capital on Wednesday to mark the country’s independence day, authorities said. Joseph Ravoahangy Andrianavalona Hospital confirmed the casualties, said General Richard Ravalomanana, Secretary of State for …

Washington, DC – The Republican-led United States Senate has defeated a $4.5bn emergency funding bill passed by the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives and is preparing to approve its own version of the spending measure with bipartisan support. “The topline numbers of the House bill may be similar but the policy …

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The first formal primary in Hungary’s history, for Budapest’s mayoral election, wrapped up on Wednesday as the opposition joined forces to try to wrest political leadership in the capital from Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party. Right-wing strongman Orban’s nationalist agenda has ruffled feathers around Europe but …

The US House Oversight Committee has voted in favour of issuing a subpoena to force White House counselor Kellyanne Conway to appear before the panel over violation of a federal law. Conway, who is accused of repeatedly violated the 1939 Hatch Act that limits political activity by government workers, did …

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – The mother of a Salvadoran man who drowned with his young daughter while trying to reach U.S. soil, becoming a global symbol of the perils of migration, said she urged her son not to leave, fearing danger would meet him on the long journey north. Rosa …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO defense ministers considered on Wednesday how to deter Russia from launching a missile attack at short notice on Europe if a landmark treaty against land-based nuclear warheads collapses next month. Banners displaying the NATO logo are placed at the entrance of new NATO headquarters during the …