EU’s Tusk warns ‘no deal’ Brexit would hit Britain hardest
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk dismissed suggestions that Britain would rather leave the European Union without a deal than sign an unsatisfactory one as “increasing threats”.
Malaysia says DNA sample confirms murdered Kim Jong Nam’s identity
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia has confirmed the identity of Kim Jong Nam’s body based on a DNA sample taken from one of his children, the deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.
Swedish prosecutors not ready to decide on Assange, waiting on translation
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish prosecutors said on Wednesday they would make a decision whether to continue with a preliminary investigation of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange over alleged rape when they have received a full translation of an interview…
Disappearing books: How Russia is shuttering its Ukrainian library
MOSCOW (Reuters) – First, armed police seized some of its books. Next, its director was put on trial accused of stirring up ethnic hatred. And now, quietly, its shelves have been emptied and its volumes packed up, ready to be merged into another librar…
After six years, Assad now secure but his country carved up as war thunders on
(Reuters) – Six years since the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, he is winning on the battlefield but Syria’s civil war is far from over, with his once stable country broken into fiefdoms ruled by rebels and warlords.
Turkey reassures investors, says Dutch business not at risk
ANKARA (Reuters) – Dutch investment in Turkey is not at risk from the diplomatic row between the two countries as Ankara’s ire is focused on the Dutch government, not its people or businesses, Turkey’s minister for EU affairs told Reuters.
Dutch PM Rutte scores big victory over far-right Wilders
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch center-right Prime Minister Mark Rutte scored a resounding victory over anti-Islam and anti-EU Geert Wilders in an election on Wednesday, offering huge relief to other governments across Europe facing a wave of nationalism.
Mosul battle reaching final stages: Abadi
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the government offensive to recapture the city of Mosul from Islamic State militants was in its final stages.
German Social Democrats steady just behind Merkel’s conservatives: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s center-left Social Democrats (SPD) remained steady at 32 percent support over the past week, one percentage point behind Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats, according to a poll published on Wednesda…
Short of options, Venezuela opposition stages flash protests
CARACAS (Reuters) – A dozen activists alight surreptitiously from cars, walk determinedly toward Venezuela’s heavily-guarded Food Ministry, and dump two bags of garbage at its front entrance.
