The European Union has delivered a tacit rebuke to US President Donald Trump over his new travel bans, but diplomats said harsher criticism was unlikely due to internal divisions among EU member states. In his most far-reaching action since taking office on Jan. 20, Trump last Friday put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily banned travellers from seven Muslim-majority nations. The action, which resulted in legal U.S. residents also being turned away at airports, drew strong criticism from rights groups, foreign leaders and others. The EU's foreign policy chief, Italy's Federica Mogherini, said Europe would continue to work closely with countries across the Muslim world and to help refugees from the region. "In Europe, we have a history that has taught us that ... you might end up being in a prison if you build all the walls around you," said Mogherini when asked about Trump's action. "The EU will continue to work... with all the countries of the region regardless of their religion." Trump's ban covers citizens of Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. He says the ban will help keep Americans safe and he has cited recent...
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