Merkel meets Trump in clash of style and substance
BERLIN (Reuters) – She is controlled and cautious, a physicist from East Germany who takes her time making decisions and has never relished the attention that comes from being Europe’s most powerful leader.
Britain has a Brexit backup plan if talks fail, says minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is drawing up contingency plans for the unlikely event it has to walk away from divorce talks with the European Union without a deal, Brexit minister David Davis said on Sunday.
Turkey targets Dutch with diplomatic sanctions as ‘Nazi’ row escalates
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey said on Monday it would suspend high-level diplomatic relations with the Netherlands after Dutch authorities prevented its ministers from speaking at rallies of expatriate Turks, deepening the row between the two NATO allies.
Iraqi general says 30 percent of west Mosul recaptured from Islamic State
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces have retaken around 30 percent of west Mosul from Islamic State militants, a commander of the elite Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) said on Sunday, as soldiers pushed further into the jihadists’ territory.
Parliament must not have power to veto EU exit: Brexit minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Brexit minister David Davis said parliament must not be able to veto Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, urging lawmakers to reject proposed changes to legislation that gives Prime Minister Theresa May the power to begin …
South Africa’s ANC pledges to end corruption, infighting
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) needs to end corruption and party divisions, and deliver on promises to tackle poverty if it is to halt declining voter support, a new policy document said on Sunday.
Death toll from Damascus bombing climbs to 74: Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The death toll from a double bomb attack targeting Shi’ites visiting a pilgrimage site in Damascus has climbed to 74, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Sunday.
Japan PM Abe’s support slips amid questions over nationalist school land deal
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s support rate slipped six points to just under 56 percent, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, after weeks of questions in parliament about a murky land deal by a school operator to whom his wife had …
German minister links Essen security alert to Islamic State
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s interior minister said police had stopped a possible attack at a shopping center in the western city of Essen on Saturday and there were indications of a link to Islamic State militants.
China admits political education for students is poor
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is doing a poor job at political education for university students because the classes are outdated and unfashionable, the education minister said on Sunday in a rare admission of the difficulties faced enforcing a key governm…
