Poland wants NATO summit to okay more troops for eastern Europe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Poland wants NATO to agree to deploy ‘substantial’ numbers of forces and equipment in central and eastern Europe to ensure the region’s security in the face of a more aggressive Russia, President Andrzej Duda said on Monday.
Burkina Faso’s long night of horror in killing spree by militants
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – When Burkina Faso anti-terrorism Commander Evrard Somda arrived with 20 men to start a fight-back against Islamist militants holed up in a smart hotel, his first decision was to seal off the area and throw away the rule book.
Russia’s Lavrov expects talks between Syrian government and opposition in Jan in Damascus
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday he hoped that talks between the Syrian government and Syrian opposition would start this month in Damascus.
Morocco says arrests Belgian national tied to Paris attacks
RABAT (Reuters) – Moroccan authorities have arrested a Belgian national of local origin directly linked to the attackers who carried out the Paris shootings and bombings in November that killed 130 people, the government said in a statement on Monday.
U.S., allies conduct 35 air strikes on Islamic State: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted a total of 35 air strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement early on Monday.
German town reopens pool to asylum seekers after gender education drive
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German town said on Monday it would reopen its public indoor swimming pool to male asylum seekers after talking to migrants about the need to treat women with respect.
Islamic State battle turns Iraq’s Ramadi into ghost town
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) – Snipers from Iraq’s elite counter-terrorism unit lie on their bellies on a rooftop in eastern Ramadi. They scan the palm groves 300 meters away for signs of movement but find none.
Islamic State offensive raises risk for Libya’s oil sector
TUNIS (Reuters) – The attacks against Libya’s biggest oil terminals were lethal and sustained. The last two weeks have seen suicide bombings, huge fires at storage tanks, and a hole blown in a major pipeline.
France’s Fabius says EU to discuss if new Iran sanctions needed
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The European Union will discuss this week whether it needs to impose new sanctions on Iran following recent ballistic missile tests, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Monday, a day after the United States announced su…
Erdogan sues Turkey’s main opposition leader over dictator remark
ANKARA (Reuters) – Lawyers for Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan filed a lawsuit against the main opposition leader on Monday for implying that Erdogan was a dictator, presidential sources and the opposition party said.
