Danish lawmakers agree to hike military spending, citing Russia threat
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish lawmakers on Sunday agreed to allocate an additional 12.8 billion crowns ($2.14 billion) to military spending over the next six years, citing Russia as one of the major threats to its security.
Erdogan says Turkey will clean entire Syrian border of terrorists
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will clean its entire border with Syria of terrorists, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, in a sign that a nine-day-old Turkish offensive into northern Syria’s Afrin region could be extended further.
Shock gives way to despair in Kabul after ambulance bomb
KABUL (Reuters) – Kabul was in despair on Sunday, a day after a Taliban suicide bomber killed more than 100 people and wounded at least 235 in the worst attack in the Afghan capital in months.
Italy’s Renzi packs PD lists with close allies, faces party backlash
ROME (Reuters) – Former prime minister Matteo Renzi triggered uproar in his center-left Democratic Party (PD) at the weekend by packing the group’s electoral list with close allies and shutting the door on internal rivals.
Nearly 1,500 evacuated in Paris region as rising Seine poses flood risk
PARIS (Reuters) – Nearly 1,500 people have been evacuated from homes in the Paris region, with authorities on alert for any major flood risk after the levels of the swollen River Seine rose further on Sunday.
Russian police detain opposition leader Navalny at protest
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police wrestled opposition leader Alexei Navalny into a patrol wagon moments after he appeared at a rally on Sunday to urge voters to boycott what he said would be a rigged presidential election in March.
Russian police raid opposition HQ as election protests begin
MOSCOW/YEKATERINBURG (Reuters) – Russian police raided the Moscow headquarters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday after his supporters began a day of nationwide protests, calling for a boycott of what they said would be a rigged presidential…
Seven survivors found week after Kiribati ferry went missing
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Seven survivors from a ferry that went missing in the Pacific Ocean a week ago were found adrift in a dinghy by a search plane on Sunday, the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) said.
Deadly clashes split ranks of Gulf allies in Yemen war
ADEN/MARIB, Yemen (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed and more than 80 others were wounded as southern Yemeni separatists fought government troops in the southern city of Aden on Sunday, local medics said, deepening a rift between forces that ha…
‘Door is open’ if Britain wants to change mind on Brexit, says EU’s Moscovici
PARIS (Reuters) – The “door is open” should Britain want to reverse its 2016 vote to leave the European Union, Pierre Moscovici, the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Union, told French media in an interview on Sunday.
