Kremlin says U.S. tip-off about planned attack ‘saved many lives’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A U.S. tip-off about a planned attack in St. Petersburg helped save many lives and Russia and the United States should try to cooperate in the same way in future, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday.
Russia’s Lavrov and Iran’s Zarif discuss nuclear issue by phone: Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed the Middle East and Iran’s nuclear deal in a phone conversation, Russian foreign ministry said on Monday.
Germany expects close relationship with new Austrian government
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany expects to work closely together with Austria’s new government, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Monday when asked if Berlin had reservations about the presence in the new coalition of a far-right party.
ISIS claims attack on spy agency center in Afghan capital
KABUL (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack near a training facility of Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency in the capital, Kabul, on Monday as gunmen exchanged fire with security forces.
Germany’s SPD warn Merkel: Our members need to be convinced
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s center-left Social Democratic party (SPD) on Monday warned Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives that it would not win approval from its members for a new coalition government if it gave way on key election promises.
Protests muted this time as Austrian far right joins government
VIENNA (Reuters) – The last time the anti-immigration Freedom Party entered government in Austria, the street protests were so big the cabinet took a tunnel from the chancellery to the swearing-in ceremony at the president’s office across the road.
Result too close to call in South Africa ANC vote, markets on edge
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The fight for the leadership of South Africa’s ruling ANC drew to a close on Monday, with markets on edge for a result that will set the direction for the scandal-plagued party and the country.
Belgian trial of Paris attack suspect postponed to February 5
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Belgian trial of one of the suspects in the 2015 Islamic State attacks in Paris has been postponed until Feb. 5, Belgian news agency Belga said on Monday.
Lebanon detains suspect in murder of British embassy worker: source
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese security forces have arrested a Lebanese taxi driver suspected of killing Rebecca Dykes, a British woman who worked at the British embassy in Beirut and was found dead on Saturday, a security source said.
China defends trade with U.S. as Trump set to brand it a competitor
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry on Monday defended trade with the United States as a win-win scenario ahead of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump laying out a new national security strategy that makes clear that China is a competitor….
