Netherlands bars Turkish ministers as rally dispute escalates
ANKARA/ROTTERDAM (Reuters) – Turkey told the Netherlands on Sunday that it would retaliate in the “harshest ways” after Turkish ministers were barred from speaking in Rotterdam in a row over Ankara’s political campaigning among Turkish emigres.
German police shut shopping mall over fears of attack
ESSEN, Germany (Reuters) – German police sealed off and closed a shopping mall in the heart of the western city of Essen on Saturday after the security services warned of a possible terrorist attack.
Saudi-led coalition air strike kills 22 in Yemen: official
HODEIDAH (Reuters) – At least 22 civilians were killed on Friday and dozens wounded when a Saudi-led coalition air strike hit a market in western Yemen causing a fire to break out, a local official said.
Modi wins landslide election victory in India’s biggest state
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party won a landslide victory in India’s most important battleground state on Saturday, in a personal triumph that will strengthen his claim to a second term as national leader.
Macron strengthens core vote, seen beating Le Pen in French election
PARIS (Reuters) – A new poll of French voter intentions on Saturday showed Emmanuel Macron solidifying his support and still likely to defeat candidate Marine Le Pen in the May presidential run-off.
Opponents of South Korea’s ousted Park rally to call for her arrest
SEOUL (Reuters) – Opponents of South Korea’s ousted leader, Park Geun-hye rallied in the capital, Seoul, on Saturday to demand that she be arrested, a day after she was thrown out of office over a corruption scandal involving the country’s conglomerate…
Iraq unsure if U.N. help needed to probe Islamic State crimes
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iraq is assessing what help it might need to collect and preserve evidence of Islamic State crimes, but has not yet decided whether it needs United Nations assistance, the country’s U.N. Ambassador, Mohamed Ali Alhakim, said …
India’s Modi eyes victory in biggest state election test
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will learn on Saturday whether his popularity is sufficient to clinch a win for his party in the country’s most populous state, where its sights are set on an absolute majority to consolidate it…
Iraq says ‘no evidence’ of chemical weapons attacks in Mosul
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iraqi U.N. Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim said on Friday there was “no evidence” that Islamic State had used chemical weapons in Mosul, where the militants are fighting off an offensive by U.S.-backed Iraqi forces.
Caribbean nations meet in Havana on migration, trade as Trump era begins
HAVANA (Reuters) – Foreign ministers and other officials from 25 Caribbean countries met in Havana on Friday to discuss a joint response in the face of Trump administration threats to migrants and trade.
