Support for Merkel’s conservatives falls to 6-yr low ahead of crunch coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives has fallen to the lowest level in more than six years, according to a poll on Sunday, as they prepare for more talks on a coalition deal with the environmentalist Greens and a pro-…
British ministers rally around Foreign Secretary Johnson over Iran
LONDON (Reuters) – British ministers rallied around Boris Johnson on Sunday, saying the foreign secretary was doing a “great job” and had no reason to resign over remarks that critics say may prompt Iran to extend the prison sentence of a jailed aid wo…
No figure on cost of Brexit offered to unlock talks, British minister says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will not offer a figure or a formula for how much it believes it owes the European Union, Brexit minister David Davis said on Sunday, after the EU demanded that London spell out its approach to the final bill to unblock talks…
Israel signals free hand in Syria as U.S., Russia expand truce
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel signaled on Sunday that it would keep up military strikes across its frontier with Syria to prevent any encroachment by Iranian-allied forces, even as the United States and Russia try to build up a ceasefire in the area.
South Africa’s opposition asks court to force disclosure of Zuma’s legal costs
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s main opposition party said on Sunday it had asked the High Court to force President Jacob Zuma to disclose how much the state has spent on legal fees to fight corruption allegations against him.
Turkey denies ‘ludicrous’ reports of plan to seize cleric from U.S.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has dismissed what it said were ludicrous reports that Turkish officials may have discussed a plan to seize a wanted U.S.-based Muslim cleric and hand him over to Ankara in exchange for millions of dollars.
Cars burnt, police hurt in Brussels after Morocco World Cup success
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Celebrations in Brussels to mark Morocco’s return to soccer’s World Cup finals for the first time in two decades turned violent late on Saturday, when crowds clashed with police, setting cars on fire and injuring 22 police officers…
Yemeni airline says not resumed commercial flights after blockade
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s national airline said on Sunday it still lacks the security permits needed to resume commercial flights, a day after the transport minister said some flights would be allowed as a nationwide blockade is eased.
Trump lands in Philippines, offers to mediate on South China Sea
MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump landed in the Philippines on Sunday for a summit of Southeast and East Asian nations, hours after offering to mediate on competing claims to the South China Sea that have long stoked tensions in the region…
EU agreed no sum needed to move talks forward: British Brexit minister
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union agreed that Britain would not have to come up with a figure for a financial deal to leave the bloc before moving talks on to discuss a trade deal, Brexit minister David Davis said on Sunday.
