African migrants fear for future as Italy struggles with surge in arrivals

[ad_1] By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Thomson Reuters Foundation VENICE, Italy (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Three years after he risked his life crossing the Mediterranean Sea from Libya to Italy on…

Italy seizes German-flagged charity vessel for breaking safety rules

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The Sea-Watch 3 rescue ship leaves after migrants disembarked at the port in Lampedusa, Italy June 29, 2019. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane ROME (Reuters) – Italian authorities have seized…

Cyprus president ready for talks ‘without threats’ in Turkey row

[ad_1] ATHENS (Reuters) – Cyprus is ready to talk with Turkey to resolve differences in a dispute over Mediterranean drilling rights, but only “without blackmail and threats”, its president said…

Polish, Hungarian veto of EU budget would also hit climate goals – diplomat

[ad_1] By Gabriela Baczynska, Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Any veto by Poland and Hungary of the European Union’s new budget for 2021-2027 over upholding democratic standards would also freeze…

France and Niger determined in battle against terrorists in Sahel – Le Drian

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: French Foreign Affair Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut, Lebanon July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher PARIS…

Credit Suisse also spied on Greenpeace: newspaper

[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – Credit Suisse CSGN.S, which has faced a scandal related to spying on senior executives, also conducted espionage against Greenpeace, Swiss newspaper SonntagsZeitung reported. Then-Chief Operating Officer…

Alongside Sisi, Macron says France will sell arms to Egypt irrespective of rights

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he would not condition the sale of weapons to Egypt on human rights because he did not want to…