U.S.-led coalition helps build new Syrian force, angering Turkey
BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition is working with its Syrian militia allies to set up a new border force of 30,000 personnel, the coalition said on Sunday, a move that has added to Turkish anger over U.S. support for Kurdish-dominated …
Japan PM Abe honors ‘Japanese Schindler’ in Lithuania
KAUNAS, Lithuania (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the former Japanese consulate in Lithuania on Sunday to commemorate a Japanese diplomat credited with saving an estimated 6,000 Jews from almost certain death in 1940.
South Africa’s ANC leader: Zuma to be dealt with over time
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The new leader of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) party, Cyril Ramaphosa, has said the question of whether President Jacob Zuma should step down would be addressed “as time goes on”.
Strong earthquake in southern Peru leaves two dead, 17 missing
LIMA (Reuters) – A strong magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the coast of southern Peru on Sunday morning, leaving two dead, 17 missing and several dozen injured, while causing homes and roads to collapse.
Hundreds attend anti-austerity protests in Tunis amid heavy police presence
TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated peacefully against government austerity measures in the capital after nearly a week of sometimes violent protests on Sunday, the seventh anniversary of the ousting of former President Zine El Abidine…
German SPD leaders aim to improve on coalition deal with Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Leading members of Germany’s Social Democrats said on Sunday they would press for improvements to a coalition blueprint agreed with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, seeking to win over skeptical party members who can torpedo…
South Africa protests to U.S. embassy over Trump “shithole” remark
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa has protested to the U.S. embassy in Pretoria about reported remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump that some immigrants from Africa and Haiti come from “shithole” countries.
Church credibility in focus as Pope heads for Latin America
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis starts a trip to Chile and Peru on Monday, attempting to inject new confidence in the staunchly Catholic countries where the Church’s credibility has been severely damaged by sexual abuse scandals.
Merkel could join Macron in Davos for epic clash with Trump
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is considering joining French President Emmanuel Macron at the World Economic Forum in Davos next week in what could turn into an epic clash of competing world views with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Fear and doubt should not determine response to immigrants, Pope says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Mutual fears between immigrants and their new communities are understandable, but must not prevent new arrivals from being welcomed and integrated, Pope Francis said on Sunday in a special Mass to mark the World Day of Migrants…
