German anti-immigrant party set to go further right after leader suffers defeat
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) looks set to turn further right after its co-leader, who has struck a more moderate tone of late, suffered a defeat when delegates refused to discuss her motion to shift the…
Venezuela opposition march to honor those killed in violence
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition marched in silence on Saturday to honor a dozen people killed in three weeks of protests demanding that the government of President Nicolas Maduro hold delayed elections and address a growing economic crisis.
Man arrested at Paris train station after threatening police with knife
PARIS (Reuters) – A knife-wielding man threatened police at Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Saturday, causing panic before he was arrested, a spokesman for French rail operator SNCF said.
British PM May refuses to rule out personal tax hikes after election
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May refused on Saturday to rule out an increase in personal taxes if she wins a June election, riling supporters at the start of a campaign designed to strengthen her hand ahead of Brexit talks.
France’s Macron favorite for presidency in runoff with Le Pen
PARIS/HENIN-BEAUMONT, France (Reuters) – Centrist Emmanuel Macron took a big step toward the French presidency on Sunday by winning the first round of voting and qualifying for a May 7 runoff alongside far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf leader killed on Philippine resort island: army
MANILA (Reuters) – A leader of the Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf group has been killed in a shootout with Philippine soldiers on the island of Bohol, where the military is hunting down insurgents planning to kidnap tourists, the military and official…
Thousands of ex-Taliban fighters may have entered Germany: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – Thousands of former Taliban fighters may have entered Germany over the past two years among an influx of more than a million migrants and refugees, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday.
Police injured in protests against right-wing AfD party congress
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – Two police officers were injured and a police car was set ablaze during protests in Cologne on Saturday, police said, as some 600 delegates of the deeply divided anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party met to d…
German intelligence spied on Interpol: Spiegel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency spied on the Interpol international police agency for years and on the group’s country liaison offices in dozens of countries such as Austria, Greece and the United States, a German magazine …
Top critic of Philippine leader lauds policemen over cash-for-kills claim
MANILA (Reuters) – A jailed critic of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday praised police who alleged in a Reuters report that officers received cash for executing drug suspects, and said an international criminal case should be filed against …
