Romanian PM says election promises must not fuel populism
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian politicians are making unrealistic pay promises ahead of the Dec. 11 parliamentary election that fuel populism and damage voters’ understanding of the need for reform, outgoing technocrat Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos told…
Belgium detains eight for questioning over Islamic State support
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian authorities searched houses and detained eight people for questioning on suspicion of supporting Islamic State financially and through the recruitment of fighters for the Syrian civil war, federal prosecutors said on Tuesda…
U.S. seeks to reassure Beijing after Trump call with Taiwan leader
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday it had sought to reassure China after President-elect Donald Trump’s phone call with Taiwan’s leader last week, which the Obama administration warned could undermine progress in relations wi…
Merkel re-elected to CDU party chair with 89.5 percent of vote
ESSEN, Germany (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel won re-election as chairwoman of her Christian Democrats (CDU) on Tuesday with 89.5 percent of votes cast by just under 1,000 party delegates, giving her a boost as she seeks a fourth term in o…
Erdogan maybe more open to Cyprus deal after coup: Cypriot minister
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan may be more willing to back a deal to reunite the divided island of Cyprus following Turkey’s failed army coup in July, the Cypriot foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Syria says it rejects Aleppo ceasefire if rebels remain – state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria rejects any ceasefire negotiated by any party in rebel-held eastern Aleppo unless what it describes as terrorist groups there depart, its Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday in a statement carried by state media.
Thousands of Tunisian lawyers join protest against new taxes
TUNIS (Reuters) – Several thousand Tunisian lawyers demonstrated on Tuesday in front of the prime minister’s office, with some demanding his resignation as they escalated a protest against widely unpopular new taxes that will hit them and other high-en…
Emaciated Yemeni woman now smiles but recovery patchy
SANAA (Reuters) – Images of 18-year-old Saida Ahmad Baghili’s emaciated body shocked the world and turned a spotlight on the worsening humanitarian crisis across war-torn Yemen.
Careful steps for Catholic Church tasked with pulling Congo back from crisis
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The task of preventing Democratic Republic of Congo’s political crisis from spiraling into fresh conflict falls to the country’s Catholic Church, one of the few institutions to emerge from decades of turmoil with its credibility intact.
Greek court decides to extradite three Turkish soldiers, they appeal: lawyer
ATHENS (Reuters) – A Greek court decided on Tuesday to extradite three Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece after a failed coup against President Tayyip Erdogan in July, one of their lawyers said.
