U.S. concerned over Israel’s settlement activity: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is deeply concerned about Israel’s reported plans to build an additional 323 units in settlements in East Jerusalem on top of 770 units previously announced in the settlement of Gilo, the U.S. State Department s…
Houthi-led bloc says to set up body to run Yemen with peace talks stalled
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s dominant Houthi group and its allies in ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh’s party said on Thursday they would establish a governing council to run the country, in a move the United Nations said threatens peace talks in Kuwait.
Spain’s Rajoy accepts mandate from King to form government
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Thursday said he had accepted a mandate from the King to form a government although he did not yet have enough backing to seek the confidence of the parliament.
U.N. veto powers mull arms embargo on South Sudan, more troops
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States proposed on Thursday that the U.N. Security Council renew a peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for 10 days while the body considers clamping an arms embargo on the world’s newest state and sending more troo…
Fervent jihadist or suicidal refugee: the many faces of Bavarian bomber
ANSBACH, Germany (Reuters) – Mohammad Daleel made a mess of his escape from Syria to Europe three years ago – he was detained and fingerprinted in Bulgaria before a mysterious benefactor gave him a free plane ticket to help him get to Germany.
Turkey’s investment grade hangs in balance as post-coup purges deepen
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A crackdown in Turkey after a failed coup could further weaken its institutions and threaten its investment grade status, investors fear, as dismissals and detentions stretch from the judiciary into the private sector and even the …
Migrants tell of horrors of voyage in Italy media campaign
ROME (Reuters) – Italy launched an internet, TV and radio campaign on Thursday to discourage Africans from setting out on the often deadly voyage to Europe, including real migrants telling their often harrowing stories.
Defiant Merkel cuts short holiday to defend response to attacks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her leadership style on Thursday after she remained on vacation this week following Islamist attacks in Germany that critics have blamed on her open-door refugee policy.
British PM May wants bespoke Brexit to make success of EU exit
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Britain wants a bespoke model for its future ties with the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday, adding that its exit deal must address British voters’ concerns over immigration.
Police in Germany search job agency after reports of armed woman
BERLIN (Reuters) – Police special forces in Germany’s fourth largest city were searching an employment agency building on Thursday after witnesses told police they saw an armed woman, a police spokesman said.
