Spanish Socialist heavyweight Diaz to run in divisive primaries
MADRID (Reuters) – An influential regional leader in Spain’s Socialist party, Susana Diaz, threw her hat in the ring on Sunday to lead the center-left force before a primary that could hold the key for the country’s political stability.
Turkey summons Swiss ambassador over anti-Erdogan protest in Bern: sources
ANKARA (Reuters) – The Turkish foreign ministry summoned Switzerland’s ambassador in Ankara on Sunday over a protest in Bern that it said was organized by supporters of terrorist groups and targeted President Tayyip Erdogan, ministry sources said.
Erdogan setting back integration in Germany by years: Schaeuble
BERLIN (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, who accuses Chancellor Angela Merkel of using “Nazi methods” against Turks in Germany, is setting back their integration by years, Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has said.
Britain reviewing security at parliament after deadly attack
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will review security at parliament, ministers said on Sunday, responding to criticism that a gate for vehicles was left open for a time during a deadly attack on Wednesday.
Egyptian court jails 56 over migrant boat shipwreck
RASHID, Egypt (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced 56 people to prison terms of up to 14 years on Sunday over the capsizing of a boat that killed over 200 people, one of the deadliest disasters in the dangerous Mediterranean crossings of migrants to…
France’s Fillon ‘very likely’ wiretapped, ally says
PARIS (Reuters) – It is “extremely likely” that French conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon has been the subject of wiretapping in the course of a judicial investigation, a campaign aide said on Sunday, in the latest accusations to be ma…
Islamic State warns Syrian dam at risk of collapse
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State has warned that the Tabqa dam, which a U.S.-backed Kurdish and Arab militia is trying to capture from the militant group, is at imminent risk of collapse because of airstrikes and increased water levels.
U.S.-backed Syrian militia makes gains against Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Kurdish and Arab Syrian militia backed by the United States has captured the town of Karama as it prepares for an assault on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa that it expects to take place in early April, it said on Sunday.
Russian police detain opposition leader, hundreds of protesters
MOSCOW/YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Police detained hundreds of protesters across Russia on Sunday, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, after thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against corruption and demand the resignation of Pri…
Iran sanctions 15 U.S. firms, citing human rights abuses and Israel ties
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has imposed sanctions on 15 U.S. companies for alleged human rights violations and cooperating with Israel, the state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, in a tit-for-tat reaction to a move by Washington.
