Italy’s maverick 5-Star Movement faces difficult path to power after referendum
ROME (Reuters) – If Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi loses his referendum on constitutional reform, the chances of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement winning power will recede rather than grow.
Japan’s PM Abe meets Trump, says confident can build trust
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe described Donald Trump as a “trustworthy leader” after meeting the U.S. president-elect on Thursday to get clarity on statements Trump had made while campaigning that had caused concern about the a…
More academics, mayors detained as Turkish purges enter fifth month
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police detained more than 70 academics at an Istanbul university, NATO said Turkish soldiers had sought asylum and more pro-Kurdish mayors were arrested on Friday as a crackdown after July’s failed coup entered its fifth mo…
Sri Lanka says 32 ‘elite’ Muslims have joined IS in Syria
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Thirty-two Sri Lankan Muslims from “well-educated and elite” families have joined Islamic State in Syria, the justice minister said on Friday, adding that the government would not allow the spread of extremism in the island nation.
Pakistan navy ‘pushed’ Indian submarine clear of its waters
KARACHI (Reuters) – The Pakistani navy detected an Indian submarine off the Pakistani coast and prevented it from entering its waters, it said in a statement on Friday, prompting a denial by India as tension between the nuclear-armed rivals simmers.
China, U.S. look past tensions with joint relief drill
KUNMING, China (Reuters) – China and the United States wrapped up a three-day humanitarian relief military drill on Friday, looking past simmering tensions over the disputed South China Sea and uncertainty at what Donald Trump’s presidency will mean fo…
November deadly for migrants crossing Mediterranean, IOM says
GENEVA (Reuters) – At least 365 migrants drowned in the past three days in the Mediterranean in six incidents, making this November already six more times more deadly than the same month a year ago, the International Organization for Migration said on …
Italian politician under fire for saying anti-mafia MP should be killed
ROME (Reuters) – The governor of a southern Italian region has come under fire for saying the head of parliament’s anti-mafia committee deserved to be killed.
Germany’s Merkel sets news conference, decision on candidacy expected
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold a news conference on Sunday evening, her conservative Christian Democratic (CDU) party said on Friday, with the German leader widely expected to announce her decision to run for a fourth term.
Thousands of Indonesians expected to rally against rising intolerance
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Thousands of Indonesians are expected to rally on Saturday against what they see as growing racial and religious intolerance in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country.
