Trump’s whirlwind start draws admiration on French far-right
LYON, France (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s first two weeks in office have left some European politicians leaders aghast but are drawing cheers from France’s far-right National Front (FN) as its leader Marine Le Pen launches her own bid for power.
Tale of Two Donalds: Trump gives Europe splitting headache
VALLETTA (Reuters) – “Our Donald”, or “the other Donald”? European Union leaders meeting in Malta found themselves taking sides, between their summit chairman, “our Donald” Tusk, and the new U.S. president, Donald Trump.
German magazine defends cover showing Trump beheading Statue of Liberty
BERLIN (Reuters) – The editor-in-chief of Der Spiegel on Sunday said a front cover illustration of U.S. President Donald Trump beheading the Statue of Liberty, which split opinion at home and abroad, was a response by the German magazine to threats aga…
Anonymous posters criticizing Pope appear in Rome
ROME (Reuters) – Posters accusing Pope Francis of attacking conservative Catholics appeared around Rome this weekend and were swiftly covered up by city authorities.
Russia’s Lavrov backs renewal of U.N.-led Syria talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Sunday that it supports the continuation of Syria peace talks under United Nations auspices, long-running negotiations which had been thrown into doubt by separate, Moscow-backed peace talks launched last month.
Philippines government says church ‘out of touch’ in attacking drugs war
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine government derided Catholic bishops on Sunday as “out of touch” after they used weekend sermons to attack a war on drugs they said had created a “reign of terror” for the poor.
Serb bulldozers demolish wall in Kosovo’s divided city
MITROVICA, Kosovo (Reuters) – Local Serbs in Kosovo used bulldozers on Sunday to demolish a wall they built in the ethnically divided city of Mitrovica, following weeks of tension over the issue between Kosovo and Serbia.
Dozens killed as heavy snow hits Afghanistan and Pakistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Dozens of people in Afghanistan and Pakistan were killed after heavy snow and avalanches hit over the weekend.
Nanjing Massacre-denying Japanese hotel boss sparks Tokyo protest
TOKYO (Reuters) – About 200 protesters marched through the streets of Tokyo’s Shinjuku district on Sunday carrying banners to protest a hotel chain under fire for books its president wrote denying the Nanjing Massacre in wartime China ever happened.
Turkey detains some 400 Islamic State suspects in biggest roundup
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish police on Sunday detained some 400 suspected members of Islamic State in anti-terror raids in six provinces, state media said, the biggest roundup to target the organization in Turkey.
