Truck attack shows Merkel’s vulnerability
BERLIN (Reuters) – For months, Germany’s Angela Merkel has looked like the one safe bet in European politics.
Russia says drafting document to resolve Syria conflict with Turkey, Iran
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Russian experts had drawn up a “Moscow Declaration” that amounted to a roadmap for ending the Syria crisis and that he hoped that Turkey and Iran could support the document.
Gunmen and security forces exchange heavy gunfire near city of Karak: security forces
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordanian security forces clashed with unidentified gunmen after a raid on a house in a village on the outskirts of the southern city of Karak where suspected militants were believed to be hiding, security sources said.
Scotland wants EU market access, more powers as UK goes for Brexit
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Scotland wants to stay in the European Union’s single market after the United Kingdom leaves the bloc and will push for more powers to protect its interests, the head of its pro-independence government said on Tuesday.
U.N. has ‘solid’ reports of 20 civilian deaths in Congo capital
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights director for the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Tuesday that there were “solid” reports that 20 civilians had been killed in confrontations with security forces in the capital Kinshasa.
Renzi plots path back to Italian power from Tuscan basement
ROME (Reuters) – Three days after resigning as Italian prime minister and before his successor took office, Matteo Renzi typed a late-night Facebook post from his family home near Florence that seemed to cast doubt on his future.
Islamic State claims responsibility for shootout at Jordanian castle: statement
AMMAN (Reuters) – Islamic State militants claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a shootout at a Crusader castle in the southern Jordanian city of Karak in which at least nine people including a Canadian tourist were killed.
Britain’s 90-year-old Queen Elizabeth eases her workload: slightly
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will step down as patron from a number of national organizations in the coming months after she turned 90 in April, Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Tuesday.
Iran, Russia and Turkey start search for Syria resolution: Zarif
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia, Iran and Turkey have started the process of finding a political solution to the conflict in Syria, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said at a meeting of the three countries’ foreign ministers in Moscow on Tuesday….
Worsening Congo situation justifies European re-examination of ties, France says
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign ministry called for the European Union to re-examine its relations with Democratic Republic of Congo after President Joseph Kabila failed to step down when his mandate expired on Monday.
