The UN’s highest court Thursday agreed to take up a century-old dispute between Chile and Bolivia, saying it could rule in the case as La Paz seeks to regain access to the Pacific. Bolivia — South America’s poorest country — became landlocked after losing a four-year war against Chile at the end of the 19th century, forfeiting territory and its access to the sea. After a number of fruitless negotiations
By Alastair Macdonald and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders could promise billions of euros in new funding for Syrian refugees at an emergency summit on Wednesday where they will also try to patch up bitter divisions over the migration crisis. Meeting for dinner a day after interior ministers overrode furious objections from four eastern states in a vote that will distribute asylum-seekers around the bloc according to
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 100 prisoners including three Al Jazeera television journalists on Wednesday, a day before he plans to head to the annual United Nations summit of world leaders. Canadian Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian Baher Mohamed and Australian Peter Greste were sentenced to three years in prison in a retrial last month for operating without a press license and broadcasting material harmful to Egypt. A spokesperson for the
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia may deploy Iskander ballistic missiles to its enclave of Kaliningrad if the United States upgrades its nuclear weapons in Germany, the Interfax news agency cited a military source as saying on Wednesday. “A final decision well be taken after detailed analysis of the potential threat,” the agency cited the source as saying. (Reporting by Lidia Kelly; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people applying for or receiving security clearances whose fingerprint images were stolen in one of the worst U.S. government data breaches is now believed to be 5.6 million, not 1.1 million as first thought, the Office of Personnel Management announced Wednesday.
Burundi’s government ruled out Wednesday talks with key opposition groups, rejecting calls by the influential Catholic Church for all sides to negotiate to ensure no return to civil war. While the government “totally agrees” with the Church’s call earlier this week for dialogue, “there will never be any negotiations with those who are charged with insurrection, and want to bring our country into chaos and war,” presidential communications chief Willy
BRUSSELS (AP) — The latest developments as European governments struggle to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times local:
ZURICH (AP) — The president of the Japanese football association says he still expects FIFA’s next executive committee meeting to take place in Japan, despite a decision by soccer’s ruling body to reconsider its original plan during this week’s session in Zurich.
By Francesco Guarascio and Alastair Macdonald BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union approved a plan on Tuesday to share out 120,000 refugees across its 28 states, overriding vehement opposition from four ex-communist eastern nations. Diplomats said interior ministers meeting in Brussels had voted to launch the scheme, backed by Germany and other big powers, in order to tackle the continent’s worst refugee crisis since World War Two. The Czech minister
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New satellite photos appear to show Russian forces developing two additional military bases in Syria, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The newspaper, which said it viewed the satellite imagery from defense intelligence provider IHS Jane’s, said the previously undisclosed expansion was located near Syria’s Mediterranean coast. Reuters has not confirmed the content of this story. (Reporting by Washington newsroom; Editing by Eric Walsh)