Sweden vows to act against gang shootings as boy killed in Malmo
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden pledged on Friday to end a surge of gang violence in the southern town of Malmo as the latest in a string of shootings left a 16-year old boy dead.
Turkey says united, peaceful Syria impossible with Assad
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey still believes a united and peaceful Syria is impossible with President Bashar al-Assad but wants to proceed “step-by-step” and see the outcome of planned peace talks in Astana, President Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman said on Fri…
UK PM May says Trump dossier author has not worked for Britain for years
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said the person who wrote reports containing details of compromising material Russia allegedly collected on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has not worked for the British government for years.
Merkel and Sisi discuss counter-terrorism, Merkel to visit Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke by telephone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss cooperation in combating terrorism, his office said on Friday.
Tanzania’s president warns newspapers over dissent
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzanian President John Magufuli said on Friday the “days were numbered” for newspapers deemed to incite dissent, comments that will add to opposition concern that his government is further narrowing the space for public crit…
Mexico names new U.S. ambassador, starts role after Trump inauguration
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico named Geronimo Gutierrez, the head of the North American Development Bank, as the new ambassador to the United States, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday.
Serbia says it will retaliate if France refuses to hand over Kosovo ex-PM
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia said on Friday it would refuse to extradite people sought by France if French authorities failed to hand over a former Kosovo prime minister and guerrilla commander who is charged with war crimes by Belgrade.
Germany invites Russian minister on EU sanctions list to G20 meeting
BERLIN/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev, who is on a European Union list of Russians banned from entering the bloc, will next week attend a meeting in Berlin with his G20 counterparts at Germany’s invitation.
Turkey’s parliament approves key articles of constitutional reform
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament has approved key measures allowing the president to be a member of a political party and issue decrees, part of a constitutional reform the opposition says will fuel authoritarianism.
Modi in a spin as he replaces Gandhi as face of India’s homespun cotton
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has replaced independence hero Mahatma Gandhi as the 2017 face of the government’s traditional handloom and cotton industry, triggering criticism on Friday.
