EU needs to revisit Turkey’s place in future enlargement: Turkish PM
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union is “entirely confused” since Britain voted to leave the bloc and it needs to revisit its vision for the enlarging the bloc and Turkey’s place in that, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Monday during a …
Britain’s ‘thrilled’ Prince Harry announces he will wed U.S. actress Meghan Markle
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry said he was thrilled after he and U.S. actress Meghan Markle announced they were engaged on Monday with the couple to tie the knot in the spring of next year.
Bulgarian, Macedonian Orthodox Churches edge closer despite thorny history
SOFIA (Reuters) – The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has taken a step towards possible eventual recognition of Macedonia’s Orthodox Church, a rapprochement that echoes a warming of relations between the governments of the two Balkan neighbors.
In upset, TV star leads U.S. ally in Honduras presidential vote
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – A TV host took a surprise lead in the Honduran presidential election, initial results on Monday showed, upsetting forecasts of a win for the country’s U.S.-friendly incumbent and raising concerns about instability as both partie…
Former Zimbabwe finance minister Chombo to be held in custody until trial
HARARE (Reuters) – Ousted Zimbabwe finance minister Ignatius Chombo, charged with three counts of corruption for offences that allegedly took place two decades ago, was denied bail on Monday and will be detained in custody until his case is heard on De…
Little prospect of Syria peace progress seen in Geneva talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A breakthrough in U.N.-backed Syria peace talks in Geneva this week seems hardly more likely than in seven failed earlier rounds as President Bashar al-Assad pushes for total military victory and his opponents stick by their demand h…
Little prospect of Syria peace progress in Geneva talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A breakthrough in U.N.-backed Syria peace talks in Geneva this week seems no more likely than in seven earlier rounds as President Bashar al-Assad pushes for total military victory and his opponents stick by their demand he leave pow…
Merkel presses cautious SPD over joining new German coalition
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel piled pressure on Monday on the Social Democrats (SPD) to rejoin a “grand coalition” with her conservatives, arguing that the European Union and the wider world urgently needed a stable German government in p…
Eight bodies found in boat washed up on Japan beach: coast guard
TOKYO (Reuters) – Eight bodies, which had been reduced partly to skeletons, were found on Monday in a small wooden ship that washed up on a beach in the sea of Japan, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) said.
Bahrain’s top Shi’ite cleric’s health deteriorates: activists
DUBAI (Reuters) – The health of Bahrain’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric has deteriorated, activists said on Monday, after months under virtual house arrest following a government decision to revoke his citizenship.
