No early elections in Spain, says new PM Sanchez
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s new Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday said he was unlikely to call a snap election and that he wanted to hold the next countrywide vote in 2020 when the current term is scheduled to end.
Trump says he will not let U.S. become ‘migrant camp’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would not allow the United States to become a “migrant camp” as his administration faced a barrage of criticism for separating immigrant children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexic…
Five hurt in Malmo shooting; not terrorism-related, say police
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Five people were wounded in central Malmo on Monday night in a shooting incident that Swedish police said was not terrorism-related.
Vienna under consideration as site for next Trump-Putin meeting: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Austrian capital, Vienna, is under consideration as the site of a potential summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, two sources familiar with the discussions said on Monday.
Bavarians put Merkel on notice to win EU migrants deal
BERLIN/MUNICH (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Bavarian allies agreed to give her two weeks’ breathing space on Monday to find a European solution to a row over immigration that threatens to scupper her three-month-old coaliti…
Swedish police say shooting in Malmo apparently wounds several: newspaper
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Several people were apparently wounded by gunfire in central Malmo on Monday night, the Sydsvenskan newspaper quoted Swedish police as saying.
Israel’s Netanyahu, Jordan’s Abdullah talk regional peace
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Jordan’s King Abdullah in Amman on Monday to discuss ways to advance regional peace, Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.
Peace, economy pose challenges for Colombia’s new president
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian President-elect Ivan Duque has promised to unite a divided country behind his plans to toughen a peace accord with Marxist rebels and rekindle economic growth, but he will face major challenges when he takes office in Augus…
Italian interior minister wants census of Roma communities
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s new government plans to carry out a census of the Roma community with an eye to kicking out anyone staying in the country illegally, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Monday.
Israel’s Netanyahu, Jordan’s Abdullah meet in Amman
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Jordan’s King Abdullah in Amman on Monday to discuss regional developments, Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.
