Merkel, facing long night, says German coalition talks can work
BERLIN (Reuters) – Talks on forming a new German coalition government “can work”, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday ahead of a long night of negotiations at which she must forge a three-way alliance or risk seeing her 12-year stint in power com…
Suicide bomb attack near Afghan political gathering kills nine
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital on Thursday near a gathering of supporters of an influential regional leader killed at least nine people and wounded many, the interior ministry said.
PM May’s spokesman says report UK will raise Brexit bill offer is speculation
LONDON (Reuters) – A newspaper report that British Prime Minister Theresa May is preparing to offer up to 20 billion pounds ($26 billion) more to the European Union as part of Brexit divorce bill is speculation, her spokesman said on Thursday.
Britain says no link between 400 million pound debt owed to Iran and jailed aid worker
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Thursday there was no link between a 400 million pound ($528 million) debt owed to Iran and the fate of a jailed Iranian-British aid worker.
China’s Xi speaks with Saudi king: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman by telephone on Thursday, Chinese state media reported.
Cambodia’s main opposition party dissolved by Supreme Court
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s Supreme Court dissolved the main opposition party on Thursday, leaving authoritarian Prime Minister Hun Sen clear to extend over three decades in power in a general election next year.
Turkey, Russia, Iran to hold Syria summit in Sochi on Nov. 22: NTV
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey, Russia and Iran will hold a summit to discuss developments in Syria next week in the Russian resort of Sochi, Turkish broadcaster NTV said on Thursday.
Explosion rocks Afghan capital near political gathering, seven dead
KABUL (Reuters) – At least seven people were killed and many wounded in a suicide bomb blast that in the Afghan capital on Thursday near a gathering of supporters of regional leader Atta Mohammad Noor, according to the interior ministry.
China pushes Hong Kong not to ‘shirk duty’ to enact contentious security law
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Chinese official admonished Hong Kong on Thursday for failing to introduce a national security law, ramping up pressure on the former British colony to enact the contentious Article 23 that critics say will further choke its fre…
Merkel allies talk tough ahead of crunch coalition negotiations
BERLIN (Reuters) – Allies of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said they would not agree a coalition at any price ahead of crunch talks on Thursday at which she must forge a three-way alliance or else risk seeing her 12-year stint in power come to an end…
