Turkey expects swift campaign against U.S.-backed Kurds in Syria
HASSA, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey shelled targets in northwest Syria on Monday and said it would swiftly crush U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG fighters in an air and ground offensive on the Afrin region beyond its border.
South Africa’s ANC discussed Zuma’s exit this week – secretary general
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling party discussed this week removing President Jacob Zuma as head of state but no decision or date for his departure was agreed, Secretary General Ace Magashule said on Monday.
U.S. Embassy in Israel to move to Jerusalem by end of 2019: Pence
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The U.S. Embassy in Israel will move to Jerusalem by the end of 2019, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said in a speech to the Israeli parliament on Monday that highlighted a policy shift that has stoked Palestinian anger and intern…
Explainer: Britain’s Lords sharpen knives for EU exit laws, but can they block Brexit?
LONDON (Reuters) – Legislation to end Britain’s European Union membership begins months of debate in the upper house of parliament this month and is likely to be given a rough ride by largely pro-EU lawmakers.
Abbas wins EU backing for Palestinian capital in East Jerusalem
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union assured President Mahmoud Abbas it supported his ambition to have East Jerusalem as capital of a Palestinian state, in the bloc’s latest rejection of U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem …
Turkey says campaign against U.S.-backed Kurdish force in Syria will be swift
HASSA, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey shelled targets in northern Syria on Monday and said it would swiftly crush the U.S.-backed Kurdish YPG fighters who control the Afrin region, amid growing international concern over its three-day-old military operation…
Berlusconi backs EU rules on deficits ahead of election
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Monday that his Forza Italia (Go Italy) party would seek to ensure that Italy respected the EU’s limit on budget deficits if it was elected to power.
Catalan crisis rekindled as parliament proposes Puigdemont as leader
MADRID/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Catalonia’s parliament nominated former leader Carles Puigdemont, sacked by Spain for unilaterally declaring independence, as candidate to rule the region again in a sign of defiance to Madrid and Prime Minister Mariano Ra…
France says Iran not respecting U.N. text on ballistic missiles
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister accused Iran on Monday of not respecting part of a U.N. resolution that calls on Tehran to refrain from work on ballistic missiles designed to carry nuclear warheads.
Pence, in Jerusalem, says honoured to be in ‘Israel’s capital’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence pointedly referred to Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Monday as he met the country’s leader, further vexing Palestinians who have already snubbed his visit over a U.S. policy shift towards the holy …
