Merkel’s conservatives tied with SPD ahead of state vote: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) and the rival Social Democrats (SPD) are nearly tied ahead of a crucial regional election in the state of Lower Saxony, a poll conducted by a German newspaper showed on Mond…
Merkel’s Bavarian allies insist on conservative unity before coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – The Bavarian sister party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has said her conservative bloc must agree policies on immigration, pensions and healthcare before opening coalition negotiations with two…
As sanctions bite, North Korean workers leave Chinese border hub
DANDONG, China (Reuters) – North Korean workers have begun to leave the Chinese border city of Dandong, following the latest round of sanctions seeking to restrict Pyongyang’s ability to earn foreign currency income, local businesses and traders say.
Marseille suspect had been released by police just prior to attack: source
PARIS (Reuters) – The man suspected of carrying out Sunday’s attack in the French city of Marseille, killing two people, had been arrested and then released by police two days before the incident, a source close to the police investigation said.
Spanish PM faces crisis after violent secession vote in Catalonia
SANT PERE DE TORELLO, Spain (Reuters) – Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces Spain’s biggest constitutional crisis in decades after Sunday’s violence-marred independence referendum in Catalonia opened the door for its wealthiest region to move for secess…
Britain frustrated by slow pace of Brexit talks: finance minister
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s top ministers are all frustrated by the slow pace of Brexit negotiations, but her team owes her its loyalty as she negotiates Britain’s departure from the European Union, finance minister Phi…
Cambodia’s Hun Sen urges arrests of opposition ‘rebels in the city’
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia could make more arrests of people linked to a plot to overthrow the government, Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday, attacking opposition figures as “rebels in the city” bent on staging a “color revolution”, despite pa…
Bangladesh to press for Muslim refugees’ return to Myanmar
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh opened talks with neighboring Myanmar on Monday with the aim of securing the return of more than half a million Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar, most of whom have arrived since late August.
Somali refugee faces terror charges in Canada stabbing, car attacks
EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) – A Somali refugee who had been on a watch list over extremist views faced five counts of attempted murder and terror charges on Sunday after Canadian police said he stabbed a police officer and ran down four pedestrians wit…
New Zealand’s ‘kingmaker’ to start talks with both major parties this week
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The New Zealand First Party, which emerged as a kingmaker after New Zealand’s election in September, will begin preliminary talks with both the ruling National Party and separately with the Labour Party this week, according to a …
