Naming of Libyan unity government delayed by 48 hours
TUNIS (Reuters) – The body tasked with naming a unity government for Libya under a U.N.-backed plan to resolve the country’s political crisis has delayed the planned announcement of the government’s members by 48 hours.
Hebrew graffiti at Jerusalem monastery threatens Christians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel ordered a high-priority police investigation on Sunday into anti-Christian messages scrawled in Hebrew on the walls and doors of a Jerusalem monastery, saying they marked an assault on religious harmony.
Spaniards oppose new election, want coalition government: poll
MADRID (Reuters) – A majority of Spanish voters oppose holding another election to resolve the political stalemate created by an inconclusive national vote last month and want parties instead to agree on a coalition government, a survey showed on Sunda…
Interests trump values as Europe wrestles with crises
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe is torn between upholding its values and pursuing its interests in the multiple crises over refugees, challenges to the rule of law, relations with Russia and Turkey, and Britain’s membership that are shaking the European Un…
History repeats itself as UK’s Cameron risks party schism over EU vote
LONDON (Reuters) – Hoping to hold together a party with a small majority in parliament and facing resignations, the British prime minister takes the unusual step of letting members of his cabinet oppose the government ahead of a referendum on Europe.
Nuclear sanctions lifted as Iran, U.S. agree on prisoner swap
VIENNA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran emerged from years of economic isolation on Saturday when world powers lifted crippling sanctions against the Islamic Republic in return for Tehran complying with a deal to curb its nuclear ambitions.
Jakarta attack highlights jostle to lead Islamic State in Southeast Asia
JAKARTA – Last week’s attack on Jakarta showed for the first time that Islamic State violence has arrived in Indonesia, but security experts believe the radical group’s footprint is still light here because militants are jostling to be its regional lea…
Islamic State kills dozens in Syria’s Deir al-Zor city
BEIRUT – Islamic state militants killed dozens of people execution style in attacks on government-held areas in Syria’s city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, a source and a monitoring said.
After vote, China tells Taiwan to abandon independence ‘hallucination’
TAIPEI/BEIJING – Taiwan should abandon its “hallucinations” about pushing for independence, as any moves toward it would be a “poison”, Chinese state-run media said after a landslide victory for the island’s independence-leaning opposition.
Indonesia identifies militants, arrests others over attack
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police on Saturday named the five men they suspect launched this week’s gun and bomb attack in Jakarta, which was claimed by Islamic State, and said they had arrested 12 people linked to the plot who planned to strike oth…
