In stinging attack, France’s Macron says Poland isolating itself in Europe
VARNA, Bulgaria/WARSAW (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday Poland was isolating itself within the European Union and Polish citizens “deserve better” than a government at odds with the bloc’s democratic values and economic refor…
Danish inventor denies abuse of corpse charge in submarine case
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish inventor Peter Madsen denies a new charge of abuse of a corpse, which police have put to the court investigating whether he killed Swedish reporter Kim Wall on board his submarine.
Suicide attack on Kabul Shi’ite mosque kills at least 30
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Kabul as other attackers stormed the building, killing at least 30 people including worshippers gathering for Friday prayers, officials said.
Swedish center-right opposition leader resigns one year from election
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The leader of Sweden’s Moderate party said on Friday she would step down, leaving the main center-right opposition Alliance bloc without a clear candidate for prime minister just a year ahead of a general election.
NATO says Russia should be transparent about its military drills
WARSAW (Reuters) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday the alliance would closely watch Russian military exercises in western Russia and Belarus next month, urging Moscow to be transparent about the drills.
Britain will not pay ‘a penny more’ than it thinks right to leave EU: Boris Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will pay “not a penny more, not a penny less” than what the government thinks its legal obligations are to the European Union as the country leaves the bloc, foreign minister Boris Johnson said on Friday.
Australia’s PM says changing statues, rewriting history is ‘Stalinist’
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Friday that calls to replace or modify statues of English colonialists, including explorer Captain James Cook, were tantamount to a “Stalinist” rewrite of history.
Slow divorce risks leaving future Britain-EU ties in limbo
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Divisions between Britain and the EU over mapping out their divorce will be laid bare in Brussels next week when the two sides meet for another round of talks whose timetable already looks tight.
U.S. Navy recovers second body in search for sailors missing after collision
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S Navy and Marine Corps divers have recovered and identified a second body in the search for ten sailors missing after a collision between a guided-missile destroyer and merchant vessel near Singapore earlier this week, the U.S….
China’s confident ‘silver fox’ steps into diplomatic limelight
BEIJING (Reuters) – He has been likened to a “silver fox” in China’s state media. Online, his looks and staunch defense of Chinese interests has won him a loyal following. Foreign diplomats say he can be suave and charming, as well as tough.
