| Trump ban sparks U.S. immigration chaos, infuriates Muslims Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:34 PM PST  By Jeff Mason and Jonathan Allen WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's order for "extreme vetting" of visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries had an immediate impact on people around the world on Saturday, stranding legal residents of the United States and travelers with visas at airports and infuriating Muslims, Iranians and Western allies alike. Immigration lawyers and advocates reacted furiously to the order, promising lawsuits after many worked through the night trying to help marooned travelers find a way back home. Confusion abounded at airports as immigration and customs officials struggled to interpret the new rules, with some legal residents who were in the air when the order was issued detained at airports upon arrival.
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| Canada's Trudeau welcomes refugees; U.S.-bound passengers turned away Posted: 28 Jan 2017 05:00 PM PST  By David Ljunggren and Anna Mehler Paperny OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed those fleeing war and persecution on Saturday even as Canadian airlines said they would turn back U.S.-bound passengers to comply with an immigration ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries. In pointed tweets a day after U.S. President Donald Trump put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred travelers from the seven countries, Trudeau said refugees were welcome in Canada. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada," Trudeau said on Twitter.
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| Putin and Trump agree to try to rebuild U.S.-Russia ties, cooperate in Syria Posted: 28 Jan 2017 01:44 PM PST  By Andrew Osborn and Alexander Winning MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to try to rebuild U.S. Russia ties and to cooperate in Syria, the Kremlin said on Saturday, after the two men spoke for the first time since Trump's inauguration. U.S.-Russia relations hit a post-Cold War low under the Barack Obama administration and Trump has made clear he wants a rapprochement with Moscow if he can get along with Putin, who says he is also keen to mend ties.
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| Trump's call for deadlier Islamic State push may hit limits Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:42 PM PST  By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's call for a military plan to defeat Islamic State is likely to see the Pentagon revisiting options for a more aggressive use of firepower and American troops. The order calls for the combined experts to recommend any changes needed to U.S. rules of engagement or other policy restrictions, to identify new coalition partners and to suggest mechanisms for choking off Islamic State funding sources.
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| Evoking Reagan and Thatcher, May hails new UK-U.S. 'special relationship' Posted: 28 Jan 2017 03:44 PM PST  By Elizabeth Piper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Evoking the closeness of U.S. President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Theresa May and Donald Trump shared a "warm conversation" at lunch on Friday to cement their own "special relationship", a source in May's team said. May's visit to the United States, the first by a foreign leader since Trump was inaugurated as president, has been hailed by her aides as a resounding success, one, they say, that has strengthened her hand in divorce negotiations with the EU. A statement from May's office said Trump pledged to ensure that the trade arrangements that Britain currently has with the U.S. through its membership of the European Union will continue in place the moment it leaves the bloc.
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| Mexico rebukes Israel over Netanyahu wall tweet Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:45 PM PST  Mexico's government on Saturday rebuked Israel for a tweet by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that appeared to applaud U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to build a border wall with Mexico to keep out illegal immigrants. Earlier on Saturday, Netanyahu tweeted: "President Trump is right.
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| French Left picks presidential candidate as Socialist rebel faces ex-PM Valls Posted: 28 Jan 2017 05:14 PM PST  French Socialists are set to choose their candidate for this year's presidential election on Sunday in a runoff pitting pro-business ex-premier Manuel Valls against hard-left lawmaker Benoit Hamon. Hamon, who is often compared to British Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, is favorite to beat Valls in the primary's head-to-head vote, but has little chance of winning the presidential race proper after five years of unpopular Socialist rule.
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| French presidential front-runner warns accusations play into far-right hands Posted: 28 Jan 2017 05:13 PM PST Embattled French presidential front-runner Francois Fillon warned on Sunday that muck-racking against mainstream candidates in the race for the Elysee palace could end up propelling the far-right National Front party to power. "If we continue to try to destroy credible candidates in the presidential election, this is how it'll end," Fillon told the Journal du Dimanche newspaper in an interview. Fillon has denied the jobs were fake and said his wife had for years proof-read his speeches and prepared press reviews. |
| Wenger hails Welbeck as Arsenal thrash Saints in FA Cup Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:58 PM PST  Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praised the mental strength and resilience of Danny Welbeck after the England forward scored twice on his first start since suffering a serious knee injury in May during a 5-0 FA Cup thrashing of Southampton. Welbeck followed his first-half double at St Mary's on Saturday with an assist for former Saints star Theo Walcott, who completed his hat-trick in the second half of a comfortable fourth-round win for the Gunners over their Premier League rivals. Wenger was pleasantly surprised by the display of former Manchester United striker Welbeck, making his first start since a 2-2 draw away to Manchester City in May.
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| Trump gives generals 30 days for new anti-IS strategy Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:43 PM PST  President Donald Trump signed an executive order Saturday giving the US military 30 days to devise a plan to "defeat" the Islamic State group. The plan makes good on a key campaign pledge of Trump, who mocked and criticized the slow pace of his predecessor Barack Obama's progress in the fight against the extremist fighters. The text, which calls for a "comprehensive strategy and plans for the defeat of ISIS," is seen as meaning more US forces and military hardware moving into Iraq and Syria.
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| UK's May criticized by her own lawmakers over Trump ban on refugees Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:34 PM PST ANKARA/LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May faced severe criticism from lawmakers across Britain, including from her own party, for not speaking out against U.S. President Donald Trump's curbs on immigration. The new president on Friday put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred travelers from Syria and six other Muslim-majority countries, a move he said would protect Americans from violent Islamists. May, who became the first leader to meet the president following his inauguration last week, had been enjoying a positive response at home for revitalizing the "special relationship" between the United States and Britain. |
| Long's bet on Patriots pays off in vet's 1st Super Bowl trip Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:34 PM PST  FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (AP) — There was a time when Chris Long didn't think this opportunity would ever come.
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| Trump vows better Russia ties, reassures NATO allies Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:32 PM PST  President Donald Trump vowed Saturday to improve floundering ties with Russia, while also reassuring close US allies he supports NATO. Amid growing international alarm over Trump's halt to refugees and travelers from Muslim countries, French President Francois Hollande warned of the "economic and political consequences" of the American leader's protectionist stance. The comments came one day after Trump signed a sweeping executive order to suspend the arrival of refugees for at least 120 days and bars visas for travelers from seven Muslim majority countries for the next three months.
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| Agony for Mane as Cameroon, Burkina Faso reach Cup semis Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:32 PM PST  Sadio Mane's decisive penalty miss allowed Cameroon to knock fancied Senegal out of the Africa Cup of Nations in the quarter-finals on Saturday and join Burkina Faso in the last four. Cameroon beat Senegal 5-4 on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes in Franceville, southern Gabon, in the day's second game following a 2-0 win for Burkina Faso against Tunisia in Libreville earlier.
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| Iraqis with U.S. ties are first to sue over Trump immigration order Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:31 PM PST By David Ingram and Mica Rosenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - An initial volley in a potential barrage of legal challenges to President Donald Trump's new restrictions on immigration came on Saturday on behalf of two Iraqis with ties to U.S. security forces who were detained at New York's JFK Airport. In a lawsuit filed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, the men are challenging the directive on constitutional grounds. |
| Trump, Putin discuss 'mutually beneficial' trade, security Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:26 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump had an hourlong discussion Saturday with Russian President Vladimir Putin — the first since Trump assumed office last week — raising questions over the fate of U.S. sanctions against Moscow and whether the two will look to enhance military cooperation against the Islamic State group.
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| Merkel's Bavarian ally calls for quick end to Russian sanctions Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:24 PM PST  The sanctions should be lifted this year, Bavarian state premier Horst Seehofer, leader of the Christian Social Union (CDU), told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper in an interview to be published on Sunday. "We have to be clear about different positions, such as about the annexation of Crimea, while working to promote sensible business ties." Merkel and other EU leaders, by contrast, have insisted that the sanctions must remain tied to progress on the Minsk peace process aimed at ending the violence in eastern Ukraine. Merkel spoke on Saturday with U.S. President Donald Trump, but their joint statement made no mention of the sanctions issue.
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| NHL brass still leaning against Olympic shutdown in 2018 Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:23 PM PST  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NHL is likely to skip the Pyeongchang Olympics unless something big changes in the next few months.
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| NYC airport becomes scene of anguish after Trump travel ban Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:20 PM PST NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's Kennedy airport became a scene of anguish and desperation Saturday for the families of people detained after arriving in the U.S. from nations subject to President Donald Trump's travel ban. |
| Stacy Lewis, Lexi Thompson share LPGA Tour lead Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:11 PM PST PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Stacy Lewis had two back-nine eagles Saturday in the LPGA Tour's season-opening Pure Silk Bahamas Classic to put herself in position again to end a long winless streak. |
| The Latest: Anguished relatives of detainees at NY airport Posted: 28 Jan 2017 04:11 PM PST  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on U.S. President Donald Trump and his ban on refugees from Muslim-majority countries (all times local):
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| May's mission to woo Trump a success, but makes some uneasy Posted: 28 Jan 2017 03:54 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Prime Minister Theresa May went to Washington, and President Donald Trump extended the hand of friendship. Literally.
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| UK Princes William and Harry say they will erect statue to late mother Princess Diana Posted: 28 Jan 2017 03:45 PM PST  By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and his younger brother Harry have commissioned a statue in honor of their mother Princess Diana who died in a Paris car crash 20 years ago to be erected outside their official London home, their office said on Saturday. Diana, the first wife of the brother's father the heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, was killed when the limousine carrying her and her lover Dodi al-Fayed crashed in a Paris tunnel in August 1997. William was 15 and Harry was 12 at the time.
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| Russian whistleblower Stepanova returns to competition Posted: 28 Jan 2017 03:41 PM PST BOSTON (AP) — Sometimes Yulia Stepanova's opponents approach her and thank her for trying to clean up their sport. |
| US agrees to 'immediate' post-Brexit trade talks: UK Posted: 28 Jan 2017 03:08 PM PST  US President Donald Trump has agreed to start immediate trade talks with Britain with the goal of preserving current arrangements when it leaves the European Union, Downing Street said Saturday. The "high-level talks", agreed during Prime Minister Theresa May's visit to the White House on Friday, risk antagonising EU leaders, who have warned London cannot start negotiations with other countries until it exits the bloc. "The first step towards achieving this will be a new Trade Negotiation Agreement (TNA) which will see high-level talks between the two nations beginning immediately," a Downing Street spokesman said.
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| British MP says new Trump rules bar him from entering US Posted: 28 Jan 2017 03:03 PM PST  An MP from British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party on Saturday revealed he would be barred from entering the US under President Donald Trump's immigration clampdown, presenting his boss with a diplomatic headache. Iraqi-born MP Nadhim Zahawi tweeted that he had had "confirmation that the order does apply to myself and my wife as we were both born in Iraq," even though the pair have British passports. Following his meeting with May, Trump on Friday signed a sweeping executive order to suspend the arrival of refugees and impose tough new controls on travellers from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
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| Inter beats Pescara 3-0 to rise to 4th in Serie A Posted: 28 Jan 2017 03:00 PM PST  MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan coach Stefano Piolo warned Serie A his team was yet to peak after it beat bottom club Pescara 3-0 for its ninth successive victory in all competitions on Saturday.
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| Porto one point behind Portuguese leader Benfica Posted: 28 Jan 2017 02:52 PM PST LISBON, Portugal (AP) — FC Porto scored two late goals to win at Estoril 2-1 and move closer to leader Benfica in the Portuguese league on Saturday. |
| Knights of Malta accept chief's resignation after Pope row Posted: 28 Jan 2017 02:50 PM PST  The Knights of Malta's sovereign council has officially accepted its chief's resignation, the Order said Saturday, following a month-long bitter power battle linked to a row over condoms. Grand Master Matthew Festing resigned his lifetime position Tuesday, at the request of Pope Francis, effectively putting an end to a prolonged stand-off that had become a test of the reforming pope's authority over rebellious Church conservatives. The sovereign council thanked Festing in a press release "for his great commitment during his nine years in office" and said the pope had been notified of its decision.
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| Javier Fernandez wins 5th straight Euro figure skate title Posted: 28 Jan 2017 02:49 PM PST  OSTRAVA, Czech Republic (AP) — Javier Fernandez won his fifth straight European figure skating championship even with a fall on Saturday.
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| Trump order on refugees, Muslims sparks confusion, worry Posted: 28 Jan 2017 02:40 PM PST  WASHINGTON (AP) — Confusion, worry and outrage grew Saturday as President Donald Trump's crackdown on refugees and citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries took effect. Airlines blocked people traveling to the United States, legal challenges were underway and doubts abounded about whether the order would make America safer.
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| Trump's ban dashes hope for many asylum-seekers Posted: 28 Jan 2017 02:39 PM PST  An Iraqi pleaded for his life to President Donald Trump. A former Iraqi translator for the U.S. military landed in his new home with words of praise for America still on his lips. And community and church groups, geared up to welcome Syrian families, looked in dismay at homes prepared for refugees that may never be filled.
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| Canada's Trudeau welcomes all immigrants in sunny Twitter message Posted: 28 Jan 2017 02:33 PM PST  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed Canadian immigrants Saturday in a sunny Twitter message written in stark contrast to Donald Trump's order temporarily banning all refugees and many Muslims from traveling to the United States. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada," Trudeau posted on Twitter. The message comes one day after Trump signed a sweeping executive order to suspend the arrival of refugees for at least 120 days and impose tough new controls on travelers from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen for the next three months.
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| Trump's call for deadlier Islamic State push may hit limits Posted: 28 Jan 2017 02:19 PM PST  By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's call for a military plan to defeat Islamic State, made in an executive order on Saturday, is likely to see the Pentagon revisiting options for a more aggressive use of firepower and American troops. "It is going to be very successful," Trump said as he signed the order in the Oval Office at the White House. In a briefing with reporters on Saturday, a senior administration official said the order would ask the joint chiefs of staff to submit a plan in 30 days for defeating Islamic State, fulfilling one of Trump's campaign trail pledges.
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| Canada's Trudeau welcomes refugees, airline rejects U.S.-bound passenger Posted: 28 Jan 2017 02:15 PM PST  By David Ljunggren and Anna Mehler Paperny OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed those fleeing war and persecution on Saturday even as Canadian airlines said they would turn back U.S.-bound passengers to comply with an immigration ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries. A day after U.S. President Donald Trump put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred travelers from the seven countries, Trudeau said in a tweet: "To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith.
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