China’s Xi calls for greater counter-terrorism cooperation with Turkey
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan that the two should deepen counter-terrorism cooperation, amid Chinese concern about ethnic Uighurs from its Xinjiang region fighting with militants in the…
Traffic jams, break-ins could cost Germany’s SPD key state vote
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives are hoping to unseat the ruling Social Democrats (SPD) in an election on Sunday in the country’s most populous state, the final electoral test for both parties before a federal vote in …
UK’s Leeds Bradford airport closed due to suspicious package: police
LONDON (Reuters) – Leeds Bradford Airport in northern England was closed on Saturday after a report of a suspicious package, West Yorkshire Police said in a statement.
Syrian army retakes most of rebel-held district on edge of Damascus
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army and its allies are on the verge of completely seizing the rebel-held district of Qaboun on the edge of the capital Damascus following over two months of aerial strikes and artillery shelling, rebels and state media sai…
France’s Macron takes power, vows to heal division, restore global status
PARIS (Reuters) – Emmanuel Macron took power as president of France on Sunday, vowing to restore the country’s status in Europe and the world and heal divisions in society — a nod to the bitter campaign the pro-EU centrist fought to defeat a far-right…
North Korea fires missile that lands in sea near Russia
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea, defying calls to curb its weapons program, fired a ballistic missile that landed in the sea near Russia on Sunday in a launch the United States called a message to South Korea days after its new president took …
Britain’s Labour plans ‘Robin Hood Tax’, tax avoidance crackdown
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party would crack down on tax avoidance and introduce a “Robin Hood Tax” on financial transactions to fund public services if it wins next month’s national election, it said on Saturday.
At least two dead as Greek passenger train derails
ATHENS (Reuters) – At least two people died and seven more were injured when a train derailed in northern Greece on Saturday night and ripped through a house, authorities said.
Pope says will be ‘sincere’ with Trump at Vatican meeting
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Saturday he would be “sincere” with U.S. President Donald Trump over their sharp differences on subjects such as immigration and climate change when the two hold their first meeting at the Vatican…
Four civilians killed in artillery shelling in eastern Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities said four civilians were killed on Saturday in renewed artillery attacks in the east of the country which they blamed on pro-Russian separatists.
