U.S. wants quarter cut to U.N. Congo troop cap, others warn wrong time
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States wants to cut by a quarter the troop cap for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo, said diplomats, despite warnings by France and others against drastic changes to the world body’s la…
Putin critic Navalny jailed after protests across Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was handed a 15-day jail sentence on Monday for his part in a big anti-government protest in Moscow which buoyed the liberal opposition’s morale a year before a presidential election.
Turks in Germany start voting in referendum to boost Erdogan powers
BERLIN (Reuters) – Turks living in Germany began casting their ballots on Monday in a referendum that proposes changing Turkey’s constitution to increase President Tayyip Erdogan’s powers.
Germany’s ‘Schulz effect’ fails to deliver in first election test
BERLIN (Reuters) – It was the German Social Democrats’ first electoral test under their new leader, Martin Schulz. They failed. Instead, voters in the state of Saarland flocked to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on Sunday for fear of a new lef…
Israel urges citizens to leave Egypt’s Sinai, citing IS threat
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Monday urged citizens vacationing in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula to leave immediately, saying the threat of attacks inspired by Islamic State and other jihadi groups was high.
UK to conduct major counter-terrorism exercise in October: PM May
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will conduct a major counter-terrorism training exercise in October across parts of Scotland and northern England, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday, days after a lone attacker killed four people in London.
Syria’s Raqqa expected to join Kurdish-led federalism: Kurdish leader
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The northern Syrian city of Raqqa is expected to join a decentralized system of government being set up by Syrian Kurdish groups and their allies once it is freed from Islamic State, a leading Kurdish politician told Reuters on Monda…
U.S.-coalition sees no ‘imminent risk’ to Syria’s Tabqa dam
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition said on Monday it saw no imminent danger to a major hydroelectric dam that allied Syrian militias are fighting to take from Islamic State, unless the jihadists planned to blow it up.
UK’s May will highlight common Brexit aims on Scotland visit: spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will use a visit to Scotland on Monday to set out what she believes are significant areas of agreement with Scottish authorities on what sort of deal Britain needs to get from leaving the European Union.
Kremlin rejects U.S., EU calls to free detained opposition protesters
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Monday rejected calls by the United States and the European Union to release opposition protesters detained during what it said were illegal demonstrations the previous day and accused organizers of paying teenagers to…
