From penguins to Pope’s shoes, climate rallies pressure U.N. summit
PARIS (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people from Sydney to London joined one of the biggest days of climate change activism on Sunday, telling world leaders gathering for a summit in Paris there is “No Planet B” in the fight against global warming.
Attackers wound senior Burundi army officer: witnesses
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A senior army officer was wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Burundi at the weekend on his way to the capital, witnesses said on Sunday, the latest in a series of shootings targeting top officials.
U.S., allies conduct 22 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 19 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and three in Syria on Saturday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement.
Germany outlines plan to support fight against Islamic State: media
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany could send 1,200 soldiers to the Middle East by the end of the year to support a coalition battling Islamic State, Germany’s top defense official told a newspaper on Sunday as his minister backed an international alliance …
Syria’s Assad says his enemies increasing support for insurgents
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al Assad told a senior Iranian official on Sunday that his adversaries had increased weapon supplies and financial support to insurgents since the start of a major offensive aided by his allies to regain…
Latvia urges Greece to tighten border to ease refugee crisis
RIGA (Reuters) – The president of Latvia has urged Greece to demonstrate a “changed attitude” on border security to stem a flow of migrants, but sees no need to re-erect Europe’s internal frontiers in response to the refugee crisis or Paris attacks.
Turkey to help EU curb migration in exchange for cash, EU membership talks: draft
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey will help the European Union handle the flow of migrants that has called into question the future of Europe’s passport-free travel in exchange for cash and restarting stalled talks on EU accession, draft conclusions of an EU…
Slovakia to file lawsuit over EU migrant quotas before December 18: PM
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovakia will file a lawsuit by Dec. 18 challenging the European Union’s planned quota system that will see 120,000 asylum seekers distributed among member countries, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Sunday.
Three-way tie seen in Spain’s vote as Ciudadanos gains ground
MADRID (Reuters) – Newcomer Ciudadanos has caught up with Spain’s long-established political parties and will tie three ways with them in the Dec 20 national election, a poll published on Sunday showed.
Kuwait names new acting oil minister; policy change not expected
RIYADH (Reuters) – Kuwait on Sunday appointed Anas al-Saleh as acting oil minister in addition to his roles as finance minister and deputy prime minister, state news agency KUNA reported.
