Europe

GENEVA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday expressed concern about the migration policies of the United State and the European Union (EU).

In a speech at the 42nd session of the Human Rights Council, Bachelet said some migration policies are "putting migrants at heightened risk of human rights violations and abuses, and may violate the rights of vulnerable people."

10 Sep 2019; MEMO: A motion at this week’s annual conference of the Trade Unions Congress (TUC) will call for a boycott of Israel in line with the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS).

AMMAN, Sept 10 (NNN-PETRA) – The European Commission proposed a new Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) programme for Jordan worth up to 500 million euros (552.67 million U.S. dollars), a delegation to Jordan said, Monday.

The proposed financial assistance aims to provide support to the ambitious Jordanian reform agenda, promoting jobs, growth and investment for the benefit of the people of Jordan, the EU delegation in Jordan said.

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Coast Guard rescuers pulled four trapped men alive from a capsized cargo ship Monday, drilling into the hull’s steel plates to extract the crew members more than a day after their vessel overturned while leaving a Georgia port.

All four were described as alert and in relatively good condition and were taken to a hospital for further evaluation.

“Best day of my 16-year career,” Lt. Lloyd Heflin, who was coordinating the effort, wrote in a text message to The Associated Press.

LONDON (AP) — The latest on Brexit (all times local):

1:50 a.m.

The British government has formally suspended Parliament, sending lawmakers home for five weeks amid a Brexit crisis.

The legislature was officially prorogued, or suspended, with a formal ceremony in the House of Lords — but only after House of Commons Speaker John Bercow voiced his displeasure, saying many regard it as “an act of executive fiat.”

There were raucous scenes in the House of Commons as opposition lawmakers chanted “Shame on you.”

6 Sep 2019; MEMO: Sheffield has become the first UK city to recognise the State of Palestine, a move it hopes will pressure other cities and ultimately the UK government to follow suit.

9 Sep 2019; MEMO: Boris Johnson’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has appeared to condoned mock executions in a 2003 interview to the Scotsman.

“You might pretend to pour petrol over them, when it’s actually water,” he said, describing how prisoners are manhandled by soldiers, “to give them an idea of the seriousness.”

MOSCOW, September 9. /TASS/: Russian President Vladimir Putin tasked Chief Executive Officer of Gazprom Alexei Miller with considering the issue of gas supplies to China from Yamal through Mongolia at a meeting on Monday.

"I would like to refer to the issue that we have repeatedly discussed with you and with Chinese partners, I mean the possibility of using the resources of the Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk regions. Also, have a look at the reserves in Yamal for supplies to China via the western route through Mongolia," he said.

MOSCOW, September 9. /TASS/: The results of Sunday’s elections to the Moscow City Duma (legislature) indicate that deliberations of political analysts about protest voting were not true, Russian president’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Monday.

KIEV, September 9. /TASS/: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky held a polite and equal discussion on the issue of prisoner exchange, Ukrainian Presidential Aide Andrei Yermak said in an interview with Ukrainskaya Pravda newspaper that was published on Monday.