Germany plans to borrow more in 2016, to repay debt, refugee costs
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany plans to borrow more money next year, to repay old debt and handle the cost of taking in a flood of refugees, the country’s debt agency said on Wednesday, though the government still plans to keep its budget balanced.
U.S., allies launch 11 strikes in Iraq, six in Syria: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies on Tuesday staged a fresh round of air strikes against Islamic State, with six in Syria and 11 in Iraq, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement released on Wednesday.
Russia says can breach U.S. missile defense shield – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian missiles will be able to breach the anti-missile defense shield being built by the United States, the head of Russia’s strategic missile forces was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Israeli rights groups alarmed by Zionist video attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An ultra-nationalist Israeli group has published a video accusing the heads of four of Israel’s leading human rights organizations of being foreign agents funded by Europe and supporting Palestinians “involved in terrorism”.
Turkey steps up security operations in southeast, nine killed
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish security forces stepped up operations targeting Kurdish militants in southeastern towns on Wednesday, security sources said, as pro-government media detailed plans for a 10,000-strong force to restore state contro…
Police fire on car and arrest driver at Paris army museum
PARIS (Reuters) – French police fired on a car that lurched towards a military museum building in Paris on Wednesday and arrested the driver, a police official said.
Salvation is free, pope says, warning against Holy Year fraudsters
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Wednesday warned Catholics against fraudsters who would have them pay to pass through “Holy Doors” at cathedrals around the world, a ritual in the Church’s current Jubilee year.
EU migrants feel like scapegoats as Britain seeks benefit curbs
CHAFFORD HUNDRED, England (Reuters) – Ella Vine no longer speaks her native Polish at bus stops and train stations in Britain because there have been times she has been told to “shut up”, or worse, by fellow passengers.
More than half of Germans fearful for the future: survey
BERLIN (Reuters) – More than half of Germans are fearful for the future, a study showed on Wednesday, suggesting an influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees and the growing threat of terrorism are reviving German Angst.
Turkey accuses Russia of playing up military threat after downed jet
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey accused Russia on Wednesday of playing up a military threat from Ankara that does not exist, comments likely to further strain tensions between the two after the downing of a jet over Syria last month.
