Catalans woo immigrants in quest to split from Spain
POLINYA, Spain (Reuters) – In a community hall in the Spanish region of Catalonia, two independence activists take the stage against a backdrop of red and yellow striped Catalan flags: a Syrian-born tourist guide and a Spanish member of parliament born…
Kremlin says takes negative view of proposed new U.S. sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin takes an extremely negative view of the proposed new U.S. sanctions against Russia and believes that they can harm other countries that have to adhere to these sanctions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
Germany’s Zypries accuses U.S. of dropping joint approach on Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries accused the United States on Friday of giving up a joint approach with Europe on sanctions against Russia, warning of possible counter measures if Washington ends up fining German companies.
Poland plans Trump-era defense spending splurge, critics say ‘unrealistic’
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s new plans to nearly double defense spending and add a further 100,000 personnel to its armed forces seem, on paper, to be just what NATO allies need to counter U.S. President Donald Trump’s charge that Europe does not pay en…
Philippines says some militants may have slipped out of embattled city
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – The Philippines military said on Friday that some of the Islamist militants who stormed Marawi City in the south of the country last month may have mingled with evacuees to slip away during the battle that has raged…
Talks between PM May’s Conservatives and Northern Ireland’s DUP are ongoing: source
LONDON (Reuters) – Talks between British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives and Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party on a deal to prop up May’s minority government are ongoing, a senior Conservative source said on Friday.
UK’s May rushed from area of London fire after protests
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May was rushed away under heavy police guard on Friday as protesters shouted “Shame on you” after she met residents who live near a tower block in London where at least 30 people died in a fire.
Macron camp talks up electoral reform plan as scale of likely landslide grows
PARIS (Reuters) – New French President Emmanuel Macron’s government on Friday reaffirmed its plan to boost the representation of smaller parties in parliament as its predicted majority after this weekend’s runoffs grew, and likely voter turnout shrank….
Russia’s military says it may have killed IS leader; West, Iraq skeptical
MOSCOW/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Moscow said on Friday its forces may have killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an air strike in Syria last month, but Washington said it could not corroborate the death and Western and Iraqi officials were skep…
‘Happy Mrs Jung-sook’ begins work as S.Korea’s first lady among equals
SEOUL (Reuters) – She shops for fish for her family and is not afraid to go out in public in her slippers without a fancy hairdo, but one thing sets “Happy Mrs Jung-sook” apart from other South Korean housewives.
