Germany’s Merkel eyes Social Democrats in bid to form government
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel set her sights on forthcoming talks with the Social Democrats (SPD) as a path to forming a stable government in Germany and rejected new elections after three-way coalition talks collapsed last weekend.
Gunmen in Egypt mosque attack carried Islamic State flag, prosecutor says
CAIRO (Reuters) – Gunmen who attacked a mosque on Friday in Egypt’s North Sinai brandished an Islamic State flag as they opened fire through doorways and windows, killing more than 300 worshippers, including two dozen children, officials said on Saturd…
Lebanon’s Jumblatt calls for Saudi-Iranian discussions
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Top Lebanese Druze politician Walid Jumblatt on Saturday called on Saudi Arabia to enter dialogue with Iran and said that the Kingdom’s modernization plans could not work while Riyadh was engaged in a war in Yemen.
Egypt says attackers had Islamic State flag as mosque death toll rises
CAIRO (Reuters) – Gunmen who attacked a mosque in North Sinai were carrying an Islamic State flag, Egyptian officials said on Saturday as the state news agency reported the death toll had risen to 305, including 27 children.
Chinese police detain teacher in kindergarten abuse inquiry
BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing police investigating alleged child abuse at a kindergarten run by RYB Education Inc said on Saturday they had detained a teacher, in the latest scandal to hit China’s booming childcare industry.
At least 25 dead after migrant boat sinks off Libya
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – At least 25 migrants died after their boat sank off Libya’s western coast on Saturday and survivors were being brought back to port in Tripoli, Libyan coastguard officials said.
Germany’s Merkel vows to get government in place quickly
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she aimed to get a government in place as quickly as possible after she was left scrambling to find a way to govern when three-way coalition talks collapsed last Sunday.
French minister believes banks had ‘good reasons’ to close National Front accounts
PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Saturday he believed the banks that closed the accounts of far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen and her party had good reasons to do so.
U.N. aid workers return to Yemen on flights to Sanaa: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Humanitarian aid workers arrived in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Saturday, after a nearly three week blockade by the Saudi-led military coalition, an official at the U.N.’s World Food Programme (WFP) said.
U.N. aid workers return to Yemen on first flight to Sanaa: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – A flight carrying humanitarian aid workers landed in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Saturday, the first after a nearly three week blockade imposed by the Saudi-led military coalition, an official of the U.N.’s World Food Programme (W…
