Pope urges Europe to be more active in fighting anti-Semitism
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis called on European countries on Monday to do more to fight anti-Semitism, saying indifference on the issue was a virus that could allow the ideas of racial hatred to spread.
Kremlin unfazed by Syrian opposition boycott of peace conference
MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Kremlin shrugged off a Syrian opposition decision to boycott a peace conference in Russia this week, saying on Monday the event would go ahead regardless and make a meaningful contribution to a political solution.
U.N. employees in Gaza hold protest strike over U.S. aid cut
GAZA (Reuters) – Schools, clinics and food distribution centers in the Gaza Strip were closed on Monday due to a one-day strike by the 13,000 employees of the United Nations agency that serves the Palestinians.
Philippine police return to war on drugs, cannot promise to avoid bloodshed
MANILA (Reuters) – Police in the Philippines on Monday resumed President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, making visits to the homes of users and dealers to convince them to surrender, but the national police chief said he could not promise a bloodless …
Aden gripped by fresh fighting as Yemen rivals battle for control
ADEN (Reuters) – Fresh fighting erupted around Yemeni government facilities in Aden on Monday, witnesses said, as rival factions battled for a second day for control of the southern port city where the internationally-recognized administration is based…
Challenged on all fronts, Britain’s May faces pressure over Brexit law
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May came under further pressure over her Brexit blueprint on Monday, with members of the upper house of parliament saying there were “fundamental flaws” in a law crucial to the departure.
Kim Jong Nam met U.S. national on Malaysian island before he was killed, police say
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean’s leader, met a United States national at a Malaysian island hotel days before his sensational killing last February, a police official told a court hearing on Monday.
Kremlin calls U.S. sanctions move attempt to influence Russian elections
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Monday that a new U.S. sanctions report expected to be released imminently was an attempt to influence Russia’s presidential election in March, but predicted it would fail to impact the vote.
‘Fog’ of Ukraine’s war: Russian’s death in Syria sheds light on secret mission
MOSCOW/Donetsk, Ukraine (Reuters) – In the fall of 2015, pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine were introduced to a moustachioed new commander who, like his predecessors, went by the codename Tuman – “fog” in Russian.
Netanyahu flies to Moscow for talks on Syria with Putin
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Moscow on Monday to discuss Israeli concerns about any expansion of Iran’s military foothold in Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
