Macron sees French labour reforms bearing fruit within two years
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he expected his labour market reforms to start having a noticeable impact on unemployment within two years.
Drone hits commercial airliner in Canada, no injuries
(Reuters) – A drone hit an airplane landing at a Quebec City airport this week, the first time an unmanned flying object has collided with commercial aircraft in Canada, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said on Sunday.
Germany’s Merkel suffers state vote setback as coalition talks loom
BERLIN/HANOVER (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) defeated Angela Merkel’s conservatives in a vote in the northern state of Lower Saxony on Sunday, a setback for the chancellor as she prepares for tricky coalition talks at the national level …
Ex-soccer star Weah headed for presidential run-off in Liberia
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Former soccer star George Weah was set to win the first round of a presidential election in Liberia after the elections commission said on Sunday he was leading with 39 percent of votes and less than 5 percent of precincts still to…
Death toll from blasts in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu tops 200
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – More than 200 people were killed by twin bomb blasts that struck busy junctions in the heart of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, officials said on Sunday, marking the deadliest attacks since an Islamist insurgency began in 2007.
U.S. officials try to ease concerns Trump may quit Iran deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior Trump administration officials said on Sunday that the United States was committed to remaining part of the Iran nuclear accord for now, despite President Donald Trump’s criticisms of the deal and his warnings that he migh…
Trump hostility set to deepen Iran power struggles
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iranians quickly closed ranks against a hawkish new U.S. approach to Tehran, but Iran’s powerful hardliners are set to exploit the latest dispute with Washington to weaken domestic rivals who are open to the West, analysts and inside…
Death toll from Somalia bombings rises to more than 200
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – More than 200 people were killed in near simultaneous bombings in the Somali capital and more than 250 people were injured, officials said on Sunday, marking the most deadly such attack by Somalia’s al Shabaab insurgency.
Merkel in state vote setback as national coalition talks loom
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) defeated Angela Merkel’s conservatives in a vote in the northern state of Lower Saxony on Sunday in a setback to the chancellor as she prepares for tricky three-way coalition talks at the national lev…
Turkey determined to maintain EU accession process, government says
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is determined to press on with its efforts to join the European Union despite tensions with the bloc, the government said on Sunday ahead of an EU summit which will discuss the frayed relations between Brussels and Ankara.
