Volcanic explosion on Mount Etna injures 10 people
ROME (Reuters) – Ten people were injured in an eruption on Mount Etna on Thursday when magma flowing into snow caused a violent explosion that sent stones and rocks flying into the air, emergency services said.
Opinion polls score much-needed Dutch election win
LONDON/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch election results eased investor concerns on Thursday that opinion polls were systematically underestimating the strength of populist feeling, especially in France, after an outcome broadly in line with surveys of vote…
Germany’s Merkel to make rare Russia visit for Putin talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel will visit Moscow for talks on May 2, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, for the first bilateral visit since Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula in 2014.
Dutch vote puts question mark over euro zone chief Dijsselbloem
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Jeroen Dijsselbloem may have to stand down as president of the Eurogroup which coordinates policy in the euro zone if he cannot retain his role as Dutch finance minister in a new coalition after his party was routed in Wednesday’s …
Six years into Syria’s war, rebel areas face deepening medical crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) – When the dialysis center in the Syrian rebel town of Douma ran out of supplies last month, three people died.
Nigeria’s Buhari marks return with rare economic council meeting
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari marked his return last week from medical leave in London with a rare appearance at a meeting on Thursday of members of the economic body that advises the government.
‘Now is not the time,’ UK’s May tells Scotland on independence vote
LONDON/EDINBURGH (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May told the Scottish government on Thursday “now is not the time” for a second independence referendum, saying it would be unfair to ask people to vote without knowing the result of Brexit ta…
Israel’s Netanyahu repeats promise to build new West Bank settlement
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he would honor his commitment to build a new settlement in the occupied West Bank, the first in two decades.
Sinn Fein asks U.S. Congress to support Northern Ireland bid to stay in EU
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams will call on leaders of the U.S. Congress on Thursday to support efforts by Irish nationalists to maintain Northern Ireland’s place in the European Union after the rest of the United Kingdom leaves.
Italy evacuates 22 Libyans wounded in fighting for oil ports
ROME (Reuters) – Italy evacuated 22 wounded Libyans for medical treatment in Rome, some of whom were involved in fighting this week for control of the eastern oil ports of Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, Italy’s Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
