EU ministers are pushing forward with plans to fund refugee camps outside the bloc to save migrants from drowning in the Mediterranean and bringing into Europe only those “who require protection.” The long-debated topic was on the table at Thursday’s meeting between EU interior ministers in the Maltese capital, Valletta.[…]
Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto cancelled on Thursday a scheduled meeting with US President Donald Trump next week amid a deepening dispute over a border wall promised by America’s new leader. “This morning we informed the White House that I will not attend the work meeting planned for next Tuesday[…]
Gambia’s President Adama Barrow, who was inaugurated in neighboring Senegal as mediators engineered an exit deal for longstanding ruler Yahya Jammeh, is to return to Gambia on Thursday, a senior aide said. Barrow has asked a regional force of several thousand soldiers to stay and help him restore democratic governance[…]
The Dutch Minister of Security and Justice announced that the Netherlands might conduct further investigation at the site of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash in eastern Ukraine after a Dutch journalist recovered some victims’ remains from the site. In January, Dutch journalist Michael Spekkers returned from a two-week stay[…]
Mexico’s leader Enrique Pena Nieto has condemned US President Donald Trump’s move to build a border wall, and insisted that his country has no intention of paying for it. “I regret and condemn the decision of the United States to continue construction of a wall that, for years, has divided[…]
A suspected suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-packed car at the gate of a popular hotel in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, according to police. The powerful blast on Wednesday was followed by a second explosion, with attackers fighting their way inside the building. “Shooting is taking place. It is too early to[…]
The US president, Donald Trump, will sign executive orders restricting visas and immigration, as well as the entry of refugees, making good on his signature campaign pledges, according to several media reports. Trump is due to speak on Wednesday to employees at the Department of Homeland Security – which handles[…]
An MP from Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development party (AKP) has questioned NATO’s commitment to its key ally, claiming that the bloc has been backing regime change attempts in Ankara and supports “terrorist groups” in the region. Şamil Tayyar, who represents Turkey’s southeast Gazientep province, launched a scathing verbal attack[…]
The first day of Syria talks in Kazakhstan hit a snag as direct negotiations between rebels and the government looked unlikely, and as delegates sparred over details of a nationwide truce. Representatives of the Syrian government and opposition on Monday traded barbs over interpretations of a ceasefire brokered by Russia[…]
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order formally withdrawing the country from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, following through on a promise from his presidential campaign. “We’ve been talking about this for a long time,” Trump said as he signed the executive order in an Oval Office[…]
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