France ‘convinced Greece will live up to economic reform promises’
PARIS (Reuters) – Greece found an ally in France’s finance minister on Sunday as Athens seeks support from its European creditors for its efforts at economic reforms that are crucial to opening talks on easing its debt burden.
Arab foreign ministers accuse Iran of undermining regional security
CAIRO (Reuters) – Arab foreign ministers condemned attacks on Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran and warned on Sunday that the country would face wider opposition if it continued its “interference” in the internal affairs of Arab states.
Catalan independence back on track as new leader sworn in
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonia’s parliament swore in a new separatist leader on Sunday evening, putting the pro-independence movement’s commitment to break with Spain over the next 18 months back on track after long political deadlock.
U.S. flies B-52 over South Korea after North’s nuclear test
SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States deployed a B-52 bomber on a low-level flight over its ally South Korea on Sunday, a show of force following North Korea’s nuclear test last week.
Saudi Arabia, Iran say dispute won’t affect Syria talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Iran said on Sunday that an escalating dispute between the two countries would not affect international efforts to end the war in Syria, even as a large Syrian rebel group cast doubt on the United Nations-led peace p…
Growing scale of Cologne attacks stokes German debate on migrants
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Attacks on women in Cologne and other German cities on New Year’s Eve have prompted more than 600 criminal complaints, with police suspicion resting on asylum seekers, putting pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel and her open door…
After three-year gap, Egyptian parliament picks speaker to push through Sisi laws
CAIRO (Reuters) – Meeting for the first time in more than three years, Egypt’s new parliament on Sunday elected a constitutional expert as its speaker, a key position as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi looks to push through more than 200 laws issued by …
Afghan forces retake northern district from Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan security forces have retaken a district in the north of the country, killing 30 Taliban fighters and capturing vehicles and weapons from the insurgents, the defense ministry said on Sunday.
France pays tribute to 2015 terrorism victims in silent ceremony
PARIS (Reuters) – France honored the victims of Islamist militant attacks last year in a thinly attended silent ceremony on Sunday, almost a year to the day when more than a million people marched in Paris to protest killings at the satirical magazine …
Turkish forces kill 32 Kurdish militants as conflict escalates: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Security forces killed 32 Kurdish militants in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast at the weekend, army and security sources said on Sunday, escalating the conflict in the region.
