Athens/ AFP Globalisation has brought many economic benefits to the world but needs a “course correction” to address growing inequality, US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday on his European farewell tour. Obama spoke during a visit originally planned as a valedictory lap, but which has become focused on reassuring jittery allies after the shock election victory by Donald Trump, a …

  Rome/ AFP Italian police launched a crackdown on illegal immigration from China, on the day President Xi Jinping was due to arrive for a stopover visit. In an operation dubbed “White Collars”, the GDF financial police said they had ordered 15 arrests and 111 raids on premises across five regions as well as placing another 83 people under formal investigation. …

  Seoul / AFP South Korean prosecutors questioned a former vice sports minister on Wednesday as their probe into the corruption scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye spreads to preparations for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Park is under pressure over her shadowy confidant Choi Soon-Sil, who is accused of using her personal ties with the president to coerce local firms to donate …