German conservative allies want to cut number of migrants: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that both parties in her conservative CDU/CSU bloc have the common goal of better organizing immigration and significantly reducing the number of people entering Germany.
Palestinian killed in Gaza border fence blast: Israeli army
GAZA (Reuters) – A Palestinian was killed on Monday when a part of Israel’s fortifications on the Gaza border blew up as he tampered with it, the Israeli military said.
Syria state media says U.S. bombs military positions, U.S. denies reports
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state media said on Monday that U.S.-led coalition aircraft had bombed an army position in the east, causing deaths and injuries, but the U.S. military denied it was responsible.
Arab coalition bombs Houthis at Hodeidah airport, urges them to withdraw
ADEN (Reuters) – Arab coalition aircraft bombarded Houthi fighters holed up at the airport of Yemen’s main port Hodeidah on Monday as a senior alliance official said he hoped U.N. diplomacy could coax the Iran-aligned movement to cede the city to “save…
Iran’s president to visit Switzerland, Austria amid nuclear deal row
ZURICH (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit neutral European neighbors Switzerland and Austria next month, the Swiss and Austrian governments said, on a trip overshadowed by the looming imposition of U.S. economic sanctions on Tehran…
Colombia president-elect faces challenges on peace, economy
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President-elect Ivan Duque has promised to unite a divided country behind his plans to toughen a peace accord with Marxist rebels and to rekindle economic growth, but he will face major challenges when he takes office in A…
Japan confronts risks of U.S. alliance based on dollars and deals, not values
TOKYO (Reuters) – Eighteen months after Donald Trump became U.S. president and started shaking up global diplomacy, Japan is waking up to the risks of an alliance based on dollars and deals rather than shared values and security interests.
Palestinian killed in border fence explosion: Israeli military
GAZA (Reuters) – A Palestinian was killed on Monday when a part of Israel’s fortifications on the Gaza Strip border blew up as he tampered with it, the Israeli military said.
Van kills one at Dutch music festival, driver turns himself in
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A van struck four people at the Netherlands’ largest music festival in the early hours of Monday, killing one of them and injuring the others before driving off, police said.
North, South Korea agree to joint sports events
SEOUL (Reuters) – North and South Korea agreed to hold a joint basketball match in Pyongyang and to form some combined teams at August’s Asian Games in Indonesia, the two countries announced on Monday, after a day of negotiations at their shared border…
