Indonesia police to boost security at Jakarta governor’s blasphemy trial
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police said on Monday they would deploy plainclothes officers to oversee security at the blasphemy trial of Jakarta’s Christian governor, seen by many as a test of religious freedom in the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation.
Egypt’s Sisi says suicide bomber behind church attack, four captured
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday that a suicide bomber carried out an attack that killed 24 people at Cairo’s main cathedral and security forces had arrested three men and a woman in connection with the bombing.
Looking ahead to Trump presidency, Netanyahu refocusses on Iran
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu has resumed his attacks on a nuclear deal with Iran, seeking Donald Trump’s help to smash a cornerstone of the Obama administration’s foreign policy legacy.
Exclusive: Dutch to demand limits on Ukraine at EU summit
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will ask European Union leaders on Thursday to rule out financial or security guarantees for Ukraine and not to offer Ukrainians the right to live and work in the bloc, according to a document seen …
Kurdish militants claim responsibility for Istanbul attack that killed 38
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An offshoot of the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) claimed responsibility on Sunday for twin bombings that killed 38 people and wounded 155 outside an Istanbul soccer stadium, an attack for which the Turkish government vowed…
UK PM May sticks to Brexit timetable in spite of legal challenges: spokeswoman
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May is sticking to her timetable of triggering formal divorce talks with the European Union by the end of March despite further legal challenges, her spokeswoman said on Monday.
Brazil’s former president Cardoso rules out return, paper says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso ruled out a return to the top job in an interview published on Monday, following speculation that he could lead an interim administration.
Serbia starts trial over Srebrenica massacre, court adjourns
BELGRADE (Reuters) – A Serbian court adjourned the long-awaited trial on Monday of eight former Bosnian Serb policemen charged with taking part in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, after defence lawyers demanded the replacement of a three-judge panel, the …
EU agrees money-for-migration deal with Mali
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union, under an agreement published on Monday, will provide funds to Mali to help it create jobs and strengthen border management in return for the African country’s aid in fighting people smugglers and accepting depor…
Japan protests over China’s complaint about fighter jets
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said on Monday it had protested to China over a Chinese complaint that Japanese fighter jets had engaged in “dangerous and unprofessional” behavior when they scrambled at the weekend as Chinese aircraft flew near Japanese island…
