Turkey PM says would not look positively on ‘hostile forces’ west of Euphrates
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Turkey would not look positively on Syrian forces hostile to Ankara moving to the west of the Euphrates, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday, after a U.S.-backed alliance of Kurds and Arab rebels took a dam on the river f…
Russian warplanes hit 556 targets in Syria in past three days
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s air forces carried out 164 sorties in Syria in the past three days, hitting 556 targets, Lt.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoi, a department chief at Russia’s Defense Ministry, told a news briefing on Monday.
Geneva lowers threat level after 18 days on alert
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Swiss city of Geneva lowered its alert level, police said on Monday, 18 days after it began a search for a number of people who officials said had possible links to terrorism.
Political feuding imperils Ukraine’s future, Obama’s record
KIEV (Reuters) – On his most recent visit to Kiev, U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden said he spends more time speaking to Ukrainian officials than to his own wife.
Belgian strike set to disrupt international rail services in January
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A strike of Belgian rail workers on January 6 and 7 will disrupt international high-speed trains between Belgium, Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands, rail operators said.
U.S. sees bearable costs, key goals met for Russia in Syria so far
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three months into his military intervention in Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin has achieved his central goal of stabilizing the Assad government and, with the costs relatively low, could sustain military operations at thi…
Spain’s Socialists reject coalition deal with any party urging Catalan referendum
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Socialist party on Monday ruled out forming a new government with any party that supported a referendum on independence in Catalonia, a stand that prolongs political uncertainty after this month’s inconclusive national electi…
Turkey sees no normalization of Israel ties without end to Gaza blockade: spokesman
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey sees no normalization in ties with Israel unless its conditions for ending the Gaza blockade and compensation for the deaths of 10 Turkish activists are met, a presidential spokesman said on Monday.
Denmark wants Geneva Convention debate if Europe cannot curb refugee influx
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen called on Monday for debate on possible changes to the Geneva Convention on the rights of refugees if Europe cannot soon curb an uncontrolled influx of asylum seekers.
Bosnian court keeps eight terrorism suspects in custody
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia’s state court has ordered eight out of 11 Islamist terrorism suspects to remain in custody for one month, it said on Monday, after a prosecutor said the group was believed to have been plotting a New Year attack.
