Two worlds of Labour, Britain’s opposition party struggles to unite
BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) – A baby gurgles in the background, posters defend workers’ rights and between DJ decks and a well-stocked bar of an old nightclub, dozens of young activists flesh out their demands that Britain’s Labour Party become a wide…
Co-leader of Germany’s far-right AfD to quit in major blow
BERLIN (Reuters) – Frauke Petry, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany, said on Tuesday she was leaving the party in a major blow to its credibility just two days after it surged to third place in a national election.
After German election, France’s Macron paints sweeping vision for Europe
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron offered an ambitious vision for European renewal on Tuesday, calling for the EU to work more closely on defense and immigration and for the euro zone to have its own budget, ideas he may struggle to im…
Angola’s first new president in 38 years vows to fight graft
LUANDA (Reuters) – Angola’s first new president in almost four decades vowed to rebuild an economy devastated by falling oil prices and fight corruption at his inauguration on Tuesday.
Top U.S. general says North Korea’s military posture unchanged amid tensions
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – Despite the escalation in tensions with North Korea over its ballistic missile and nuclear program, the United States has not detected any change in Pyongyang’s military posture reflecting an increased threat, the top U.S. …
Turkey threatens blockade after Iraqi Kurdish independence vote
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The Iraqi government ruled out talks on Kurdish independence and Turkey threatened to impose a blockade on Tuesday after Iraq’s Kurds defied their neighbors and their U.S. allies to stage a referendum showing strong supp…
Venezuela opposition won’t attend scheduled talks with government
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition said on Tuesday it will not send representatives to the Dominican Republic for talks with President Nicolas Maduro’s government due to lack of progress on issues from human rights to elections.
IAEA chief calls for clarity on disputed section of Iran nuclear deal
neVIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s chief urged major powers on Tuesday to clarify a part of their nuclear deal with Iran dealing with technology that could be used to develop an atom bomb, an area Russia said the agency should leave alone…
Macron paints sweeping vision for Europe
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron offered a sweeping vision for a renewal of Europe on Tuesday, calling for the EU to cooperate more closely on defense, immigration, tax and social policy, and for the single currency bloc to have its o…
The new risk for Europe: an inward-looking Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – In 2008, in a fit of pique over Angela Merkel’s cautious response to the global financial crisis, the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, lashed out at his German counterpart.
