Pro-Russian candidate triumphs in Moldova presidential race
CHISINAU (Reuters) – A pro-Russian candidate for president of Moldova has won the race, preliminary results showed on Sunday, following a campaign in which he vowed to slam the brakes on seven years of closer integration with the European Union.
Israeli ministers defy Netanyahu over settlement evacuation
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli ministerial committee on Sunday defied Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and voted to support a bill to allow settlers in the occupied West Bank to remain in homes built on privately owned Palestinian land.
EU braces for ‘more businesslike’ ties with Trump’s America
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union must spend more on defense and uphold accords on climate change and Iran’s nuclear program, the bloc’s foreign ministers said after mulling future ties with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has cast doubt o…
U.N. Security Council presses for peaceful Congo transition on trip
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council pushed for a peaceful transition of power in Congo during a weekend visit aimed at averting massive violence when President Joseph Kabila’s mandate runs out on Dec. 19.
Trump softens promise of border wall, says parts could be fence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump backed away from his promise to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexican border, saying some areas could instead be “fencing,” and added he would move to deport up to 3 million immigrants in the country illeg…
Migrants stopped at Serbia’s border with Croatia
ZAGREB (Reuters) – A group of migrants who had marched for two days from the Serbian capital Belgrade were stopped on Sunday at the border with Croatia, a European Union member which said would not allow illegal crossings.
French journalist deported from Turkey after earlier arrest
PARIS (Reuters) – French journalist Olivier Bertrand has been released, his employer said on Sunday, following his arrest in Turkey which had drawn condemnation from the French government.
China foreign minister says ready to improve U.S. relations
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – China is ready to improve relations with the United States following the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Sunday.
Cyprus talks a ‘last opportunity’, Turkey foreign minister says
ANKARA (Reuters) – Current talks on reuniting the divided island of Cyprus are a “last opportunity” and five-party negotiations that include Turkey, Greece and the United Nations should start swiftly, Ankara’s foreign minister said on Sunday.
Trump says ‘certain areas’ of border wall with Mexico could be fence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview to air on Sunday that certain areas of his promised border wall with Mexico, a key part of his White House campaign platform, could be fence instead.
