Russia says chased away NATO submarine in Mediterranean
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday NATO submarines had been tracking its battle group in the Mediterranean and that it had chased away a Dutch submarine which had been dangerously maneuvering nearby, the Interfax news age…
After Trump and Brexit, populist tsunami threatens European mainstream
BERLIN (Reuters) – Back in May, when Donald’s Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election seemed the remotest of possibilities, a senior European official took to Twitter before a G7 summit in Tokyo to warn of a “horror scenario”.
Trump election puts Iran nuclear deal on shaky ground
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s election as president raises the prospect the United States will pull out of the nuclear pact it signed last year with Iran, alienating Washington from its allies and potentially freeing Iran to act on its ambition…
Kenya withdraws first batch of troops from U.N. South Sudan mission
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The first batch of Kenyan troops who had served in a U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan arrived home on Wednesday, after Nairobi ordered them to withdraw in response to the sacking of the Kenyan commander of the UNMISS force.
Spain’s new government struggles to draw line under political paralysis
MADRID (Reuters) – Political paralysis persists in Spain 10 days into the new minority government’s mandate as it has been unable even to convene urgent cross-party talks on a budget for next year.
Turkey’s EU candidacy hangs in the balance, top official says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey’s long quest to join the European Union is likely to end in failure unless Ankara reverses its post-coup clamp-down on civil rights, press freedoms and the judiciary, the bloc’s top official in charge of ties with Turkey sai…
Putin says Russia ready to restore dialogue with Poland
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday relations with Poland were unsatisfactory but Russia was ready to try and restore a dialogue with Warsaw.
More than half of Germans want Merkel to run in 2017 vote
BERLIN (Reuters) – More than half of Germans want Chancellor Angela Merkel to run for a fourth term as the conservative candidate in the 2017 federal election, a poll showed on Wednesday, despite a dip in her popularity due to her liberal migrant polic…
Turkey’s Erdogan tells Europe to make decision on EU application quickly
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The European Union should make it final decision on Turkey’s application to join the bloc quickly, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, highlighting his frustration over the long stalemate between Ankara and Brussels.
Outlines of Trump foreign policy are largely uncharted territory
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may try to improve ties with Russia, tear up trade deals with Mexico and Pacific nations and abandon U.S. allies in Europe and Asia if they don’t spend more on their own defense – or, he may not….
