Haley to UN Members: US Will Be ‘Taking Names’ on Jerusalem
U.S. News & World Report–3 hours ago
Haley, who has adopted an aggressive stance at the world body on U.S. priorities, noted the pending vote “criticizing our choice” and said “the U.S. will be taking names.” Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Myanmar Bars UN Rights Investigator Just Before Visit
U.S. News & World Report–2 hours ago
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee addresses a news conference after her report to the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 13, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Reuters. By Tom Miles. GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. …
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Germany Would Back Brussels if It Opens Proceedings Against Poland
U.S. News & World Report–21 minutes ago
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany would support the European Commission if it opens proceedings against Poland over legal reforms there, a spokesman for the German government said on Wednesday. “If it comes to the decision we will support it,” Steffen Seibert said. Western European Union peers, the …
EU Seeks to End Brexit Transition No Later Than End: 2020
U.S. News & World Report–44 minutes ago
Anti Brexit protesters demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Reuters. By Alastair Macdonald. BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union wants a transition period after Brexit to end no later than Dec. 31, 2020, according to the …
Merkel Admits Mistakes in the 2016 Christmas Market Attack
U.S. News & World Report–18 hours ago
German Justice Minister Heiko Maas said the government had not been well enough prepared to avert such an attack. “We can only apologize for the victims and the surviving relatives,” Maas wrote in an article published in Tagesspiegel paper on Tuesday. The German government has agreed to increase …
Afghanistan Political Turmoil Deepens as Regional Leader Ousted
U.S. News & World Report–1 hour ago
KABUL (Reuters) – One of the main parties behind Afghanistan’s Western-backed government warned President Ashraf Ghani that it could withdraw its support unless he reversed the dismissal of one of its most powerful regional governors this week. The warning from the Jamiat-e Islami party came after …
Turkey’s Leader Slams UAE Over ‘Forefathers’ Retweet
U.S. News & World Report–43 minutes ago
Turkish’s president is railing against the United Arab Emirates’ foreign minister who retweeted a post that accused the Turkish leader’s Ottoman “forefathers” of mistreating Arabs and stealing manuscripts from the holy city of Medina. Dec. 20, 2017, at 6:00 a.m.. Turkey’s Leader Slams UAE Over ‘Forefathers’ Retweet …
Germany Takes Political Vacuum in Its Stride, for Now
U.S. News & World Report–5 hours ago
FILE PHOTO: Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves after a news conference at the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo Reuters. By Madeline Chambers. BERLIN (Reuters) – Largely …
EU Commission May Launch Moves to Punish Poland Over Legal …
U.S. News & World Report–11 hours ago
In what would be an unprecedented move, the European Commission could invoke Article 7 of the European Union’s founding Lisbon Treaty to punish Warsaw … “Unless the Polish government postpones these court reforms, we will have no choice but to trigger Article 7,” said a senior EU official before a …
Migrants in Serbia’s North Brave Winter to Cross to EU
U.S. News & World Report–4 hours ago
SID, Serbia (Reuters) – Mudassir, 18, from Pakistan’s city of Peshawar has tried to enter the European Union 30 times but was always caught and sent back to his starting point in Serbia. Now, he and dozens of other migrants are braving near-freezing temperatures in shrubs and fields near Sid, …
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