Kerry calls for calm as leaders implement Brexit vote
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – It is important that “nobody loses their head” as the European Union and the United Kingdom grapple with the effects of a referendum in which Britons voted to leave the 28-nation bloc, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said…
Brexit casts doubt over new EU and NATO defense strategy
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain’s departure from the European Union risks undermining Europe’s new defense strategy, days before NATO and EU governments sign a landmark pact to confront a range of threats from Russia to the Mediterranean, officials say.
Spain’s Rajoy seeks swift government deal, doubts linger
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday he would reach out to rivals in a bid to quickly form a government after his conservative party strengthened its lead in elections on Sunday, though still far short of a m…
UK’s friends seek EU third way as Johnson wants all the cake
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Boris Johnson’s rosy vision of Britain’s future relationship with the European Union after leading the victorious campaign to leave it resembles his declared policy on cake – “pro having it and pro eating it”.
Kremlin says Turkey apologized for shooting down Russian jet
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has apologized to Russian leader Vladimir Putin over last year’s shooting down of a Russian air force jet by Turkey’s military, the Kremlin said on Monday, opening the way for Russia to lift economic …
Plight of stranded Syrian refugees worsens as Jordan blocks aid: aid workers
AMMAN (Reuters) – Thousands of Syrian refugees stranded on Jordan’s northeastern border with Syria are running out of food after a militant suicide attack prompted the army to shut the area, international relief workers and refugees said on Monday.
Egypt bans activist from traveling to women’s rights conference
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian activist was prevented from flying to Beirut for a women’s rights conference on Monday after passport control officials told her she was banned from traveling, her organization said.
Paris prosecutor opens manslaughter probe into crashed EgyptAir jet
PARIS/CAIRO (Reuters) – The Paris prosecutor’s office on Monday opened a manslaughter investigation into the crash of EgyptAir flight MS804, as the doomed jet’s black box memory chips were sent to France for repair.
‘I study in a cave’: Going to school in Syria
TRAMLA/DOUMA, Syria (Reuters) – Syrian student Ali Khaled Stouf has to walk down several steps into a hole in the ground to get inside his school — a cave.
Israel, Turkey restore ties in deal spurred by energy prospects
ANKARA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel and Turkey announced on Monday they would normalize ties after a six-year rupture, a rare rapprochement in the divided Middle East driven by the prospect of lucrative Mediterranean gas deals as well as mutual fears o…
