Houthis say ready for fresh Yemen talks if attacks stop
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi-run governing council said on Sunday it was ready to restart peace talks with the country’s exiled government provided a Saudi-led coalition stopped attacking and besieging Houthi-held territories.
Spain starts countdown to possible third national election in year
MADRID (Reuters) – The clock starts ticking on Wednesday towards what could be Spain’s third national election in a year when acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces a confidence vote in parliament for a second term in office.
German vice chancellor says can’t see Turkey in EU anytime soon
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said on Sunday he did not see Turkey joining the EU during his political career, adding that the bloc would not be in a position to take Turkey in even if Ankara met all the entry requirements to…
Iran arrests nuclear negotiator suspected of spying
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has arrested a member of the negotiating team that reached a landmark nuclear deal with world powers on suspicion of spying, a judiciary spokesman said on Sunday.
China names new chief for Tibet in party reshuffle
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party appointed a new senior official on Sunday to run Tibet, considered one of the country’s most politically sensitive positions due to periodic anti-Chinese unrest in the devoutly Buddhist Himalayan regio…
German vice chancellor: Merkel underestimated migrant integration challenge
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said in an interview on Saturday that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives had “underestimated” the challenge of integrating a record migrant influx.
Russia lifts ban on charter flights to Turkey
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Sunday lifted its ban on charter flights to Turkey, the government said on its website.
Iraq asks Saudi Arabia to replace envoy who riled Shi’ite militias
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq asked Saudi Arabia on Sunday to replace its ambassador in Baghdad after his comments about Iranian involvement in Iraqi affairs and the alleged persecution of Sunni Muslims angered local Shi’ite Muslim politicians and militia l…
Nigeria would let Boko Haram pick NGO intermediary in talks to free Chibok girls
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria would let Boko Haram choose a non-profit organization as an intermediary in any talks on the release of about 200 schoolgirls kidnapped from the northeastern village of Chibok in 2014, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Sunday…
Turkish army kills seven Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey: media
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish forces killed at least 7 members of the outlawed Kurdish PKK militant group in clashes on Sunday in southeast Turkey near its border with Iraq, Turkish media reported.
