Copenhagen airport says Turkey’s Atlasglobal threatened, closes some gates
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Authorities at Copenhagen airport said they closed nine gates on Monday after being informed by police of a threat against all of Turkish airline Atlasglobal’s European planes.
France raises prospect of new sanctions on Iran over ballistic program
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign ministry suggested on Monday that new sanctions could be imposed on Iran if needed over its ballistic missile program.
Lebanon’s Aoun’s upbeat on Hariri’s comments
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Monday he was pleased by Saad al-Hariri’s comment that he would return to Lebanon soon to discuss his resignation as prime minister, presidential palace sources said.
Erdogan says those who see no military solution in Syria should pull troops out
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan expressed concern about U.S. and Russian bases in Syria on Monday and said if countries truly believed a military solution was impossible they should withdraw their troops.
France pays tribute to Paris dead two years on
PARIS (Reuters) – France, still on alert against militant Islamist attacks, paid tribute on Monday to 130 people killed when gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Paris two years ago.
Non-secessionist solution to Catalan crisis possible, says ex-leader
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonia’s deposed president said he might consider a solution to Spain’s political crisis that did not involve the region’s secession, appearing to soften the staunchly pro-independence stance that cost him his leadership last mont…
Human rights skirted at Asia summit as Trump rounds off tour
MANILA (Reuters) – Leaders of Asian nations meeting in Manila on Monday skirted around the mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims triggered by Myanmar’s military crackdown, disappointing human rights groups who were hoping for a tough stand on the humanitaria…
Myanmar army replaces general in charge of Rakhine operation
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s army has replaced the general in charge of Rakhine state, an army media officer said on Monday, where an army operation drove more than 600,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh.
Progress in Brexit talks is urgently needed: Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Time is ticking on Brexit negotiations between Britain and the European Union and there is real urgency to make progress, a German government spokesman said on Monday.
Trump and Duterte bond at Asia summit; U.S. says rights mentioned briefly
MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he had a “great relationship” with his Philippine counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, while a White House official said human rights got only a brief mention when the two met on the sidelines of a…
