EU’s Tusk urges Germany to help secure European borders
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany needs to be tougher in the refugee crisis and do more to help secure Europe’s external borders, European Council President Donald Tusk said ahead of a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday.
Indian PM Modi suffers defeat in Bihar election
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi suffered a heavy defeat on Sunday in an election in Bihar, India’s third most-populous state, signaling the waning power of a leader who until recently had an unrivalled reputation as a vote winner.
Nigeria’s Buhari to swear in ministers on Wednesday
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari is to swear in members of his cabinet on Wednesday, a presidency statement said on Sunday, ending a five-month wait for a cabinet to be installed in Africa’s most populace nation.
Iran plans to attend next round of Syria peace talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will attend the next round of Syria peace talks, a top advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying on Saturday, a week after Tehran threatened to withdraw from the process.
Britain’s EU wish list – be careful what you wish for
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Sometime this week, Britain’s prime minister will send a wish list to European Union partners, launching a formal negotiation that could lead to the UK’s exit from the 28-nation bloc or subtly change the nature of the union if it s…
Sierra Leone celebrates end of Ebola epidemic
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Residents of Sierra Leone’s capital held a candlelit vigil and celebrations to mark the end of an Ebola epidemic that has killed almost 4,000 people including more than 220 health workers since it began last year.
Taiwan opposition says only democracy can decide future
TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Only the people of Taiwan can decide its future and will do so in elections in January, the island’s opposition leader and presidential frontrunner said on Sunday, as China’s top newspaper warned peace was at risk if it opted…
U.S. navigation moves in South China Sea will continue: Carter
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (Reuters) – The United States will conduct freedom of navigation operations in the South China Sea again, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a speech on Saturday, although he gave no timeline for any such actions.
Sanctions fears choke nascent U.S. trade with Myanmar
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK/YANGON (Reuters) – Western banks are cutting trade finance in Myanmar after learning that part of the country’s main port is controlled by a man blacklisted by Washington, threatening to stop nascent U.S. economic ties with the Southeast Asian nation in their tracks.
Row over refugees’ status reopens divisions in German government
BERLIN (Reuters) – Just two days after resolving a coalition row over how to handle a record influx of refugees, Germany’s ruling parties are embroiled in another spat over whether to limit the asylum rights of refugees from Syria.
