Italy, France, Germany sign European drone project
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Italy, France and Germany agreed on Monday to develop a European drone program for reconnaissance and surveillance, seeking to inject momentum into a proposal first considered in 2013 to reduce reliance on U.S. and Israeli technolo…
Vietnam opposes Chinese fishing ban in disputed sea
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam said it resolutely opposes a temporary Chinese ban on fishing in the Gulf of Tonkin, the latest in a series of sovereignty disputes in and around the South China Sea.
British Navy investigates sailor’s disaster warning over nuclear subs
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Royal Navy said on Monday it had launched an inquiry after a sailor who served on its submarines armed with nuclear weapons said the vessels had major security flaws and were a “disaster waiting to happen”.
Kremlin sees U.S. official’s visit as sign ties are improving
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A visit to Moscow by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland is a sign that relations between Russia and the United States may be improving, the Kremlin said on Monday.
South Korea and India to boost defense ties, infrastructure finance
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and India agreed on Monday to step up defense cooperation while South Korea pledged $10 billion (6.4 billion pounds) in finance for infrastructure projects as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived for a visit.
Indonesian court backs tycoon Bakrie to lead main opposition party
JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Indonesian court on Monday ruled that tycoon Aburizal Bakrie was leader of the country’s largest opposition party, dashing rivals’ hopes the party would defect to the ruling coalition under a different leader.
NATO says not clear if Russia serious about Ukraine peace deal
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – A senior NATO official said on Monday it was still unclear whether Russia was prepared to take steps to support the Minsk agreement to ease the conflict in Ukraine, adding that Moscow would face more sanctions and isolation if the …
UK’s biggest trade union threatens to shun opposition Labour
LONDON (Reuters) – The head of Britain’s largest trade union Unite has threatened to sever links with the opposition Labour Party if the party’s next leader moves it further away from its traditional base of support.
Pope Francis extends agenda of change to Vatican diplomacy
ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis’ hard-hitting criticisms of localization and inequality long ago set him out as a leader unafraid of mixing theology and politics. He is now flexing the Vatican’s diplomatic muscles as well.
EU’s Tusk says new return policy needed to solve migrants problem
WARSAW (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk said that the European Union cannot welcome all migrants fleeing to its shores and will have to work out a new return policy to tackle the problem.
