Venezuela’s Maduro oversees military drill to guard ‘socialist fatherland’
CARACAS (Reuters) – His finger on a rifle trigger and wearing an olive green hat, President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday oversaw military exercises in crisis-wrought Venezuela, which he says is under threat of imperialist” invasion due to its oil wealth….
‘We are Europe’ French presidential candidate Macron tells rally
PARIS (Reuters) – “We are Europe, we are Brussels, we wanted it and we need it,” French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron told thousands of supporters on Saturday in a call for a stronger and united European Union.
Kosovo blocks entry of ‘provocative’ train from Serbia
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo police blocked the entry on Saturday of a train from Serbia painted in the colors of the Serbian flag and with the words “Kosovo is Serbia” printed down the side, in a standoff seen as a test for the tiny Balkan country.
Riots in Tunisia on revolt’s anniversary, protests greet president
TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters demanding jobs clashed with police in several Tunisian towns on Saturday, blocking the route of visiting President Beji Caid Essebsi in one region, on the sixth anniversary of the country’s revolution.
Trump team struggles for cohesion on tougher China policy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The incoming U.S. administration’s tough talk against China has set the stage for showdowns on everything from security to trade and cyberspace, but contradictory signals are sowing uncertainty over how far President-elect Donald Trump is prepared to go in confronting Beijing.
At least 19 dead in India as boat capsizes in Ganges
BHUBANESHWAR (Reuters) – At least 19 people have drowned after a boat capsized in the Ganges river in India’s eastern state of Bihar on Saturday, a government official said.
Bahrainis protest over fears for three convicts on death row
DUBAI (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Bahraini capital Manama on Saturday over reports on social media that the authorities may be preparing to execute three Shi’ite men convicted of a deadly 2014 bomb attack.
Palestinian President Abbas says U.S. Embassy move would hurt peace
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed the Middle East with Pope Francis on Saturday and said prospects for peace there will suffer if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump moves Washington’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party calls for ban on ‘fascistic Islam’
SALZBURG (Reuters) – The head of Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO) on Saturday called for a law banning “fascistic Islam” and Muslim symbols, comparable to an existing law banning Nazi symbols, saying Islam could wipe out European society.
‘One China’ principle is non-negotiable: Beijing
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Saturday that its “One China” principle was the non-negotiable political basis for China-U.S. relations, and urged “relevant parties” in the United States to recognize the sensitivity of the Taiwan …
